Bringing the Practice of Mindfulness Into Nature - Preventing Mental Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals.

NCT ID: NCT02867657

Last Updated: 2025-03-28

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

93 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-06-30

Study Completion Date

2018-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to determine whether a five day mindfulness retreat in nature can increase measures of attention and self-compassion, and reduce stress among bachelor students at Danish Universities and University Colleges. Secondary whether the expression of inflammatory markers can be reduced .

It is the hypothesis that perceived stress is reduced and the expression of genetic markers of inflammation is reduced after a five day mindfulness retreat.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stress, Psychological Inflammation Stress, Physiological

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Study Groups

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Mindfulness in nature

A five day mindfulness retreat in nature

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Five days MBSR curriculum with meditation and yoga

Mindfulness indoor

A five day mindfulness retreat indoor

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Mindfulness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Five days MBSR curriculum with meditation and yoga

Wait list control

A wait list control group, that 6 months later is offered a two-day mindfulness retreat in nature

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mindfulness

Five days MBSR curriculum with meditation and yoga

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction MBSR

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Bachelor student at a Danish University or University College
* A score of 16 or above on the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Exclusion Criteria

* Smoking
* Psychiatric diagnosis (depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, PTSD, personality disorder, psychosis).
* Untreated ADHD, autism, abuse and risk of suicide
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Copenhagen

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Aarhus

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

VIA University College

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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VIA University College

Aarhus, , Denmark

Site Status

Nacadia, University of Copenhagen

Hoersholm, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Kunzler AM, Helmreich I, Konig J, Chmitorz A, Wessa M, Binder H, Lieb K. Psychological interventions to foster resilience in healthcare students. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Jul 20;7(7):CD013684. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013684.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32691879 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H-15010925

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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