Me-GC: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Meditation for Genetic Counselors
NCT ID: NCT03723018
Last Updated: 2021-06-09
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
605 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-09-05
2021-05-14
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Outcome analyses will be done with an intention to treat approach. Outcomes will be assessed using linear regression with the outcome variable as the dependent variable and baseline outcome measure, baseline mindfulness, and treatment group as the independent variables. Secondary outcomes will be considered exploratory.
The study is funded by the Jane Engelberg Memorial Foundation
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Meditation - Headspace
Participants in this arm will be asked to meditate daily for 10 minutes for 8 weeks. Meditation instruction will be provided by the commercially available app/website Headspace (provided to participants for free). Participants in this arm will have access to the other meditation arm once they finish the study.
Meditation
10 minutes a day of meditation, done on your own time.
Meditation - Respite
Participants in this arm will be asked to meditate daily for 10 minutes for 8 weeks. Meditation instruction will be provided by Respite, a website created by the investigators for this study. Participants in this arm will have access to the other meditation arm once they finish the study.
Meditation
10 minutes a day of meditation, done on your own time.
Observational
Participants in this arm will not receive any intervention. Their only study activity will be taking online surveys. They will have access to the two meditation arms once they finish the study.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Meditation
10 minutes a day of meditation, done on your own time.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Genetic counseling students
* Self-reported fluency in English
Exclusion Criteria
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Stanford University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Maryann W Campion
Clinical Associate Professor
Principal Investigators
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Colleen Caleshu
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Stanford University
Locations
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Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States
Countries
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References
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Silver J, Caleshu C, Casson-Parkin S, Ormond K. Mindfulness Among Genetic Counselors Is Associated with Increased Empathy and Work Engagement and Decreased Burnout and Compassion Fatigue. J Genet Couns. 2018 Sep;27(5):1175-1186. doi: 10.1007/s10897-018-0236-6. Epub 2018 Mar 4.
Other Identifiers
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IRB-48456
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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