The Effects of the Pilgrimage in the Way of Saint James on Mental Health and Well-being (ULTREYA)

NCT ID: NCT04141813

Last Updated: 2020-10-22

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

3000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-01

Study Completion Date

2020-06-30

Brief Summary

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Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effects of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on mood, satisfaction with life, happiness, ability to pay attention to the present moment and the capacity to make choices in a more conscious and values-oriented way. Other personal aspects that could be related to the effects of the Camino and that may also mediate some of its effects (e.g., personal reasons for walking, socialization along the Camino, number of days walked, physical pain associated with walking, previous pilgrimages to Santiago, etc.) will be also assessed.

Methods: This is a naturalistic study with a 3-month follow-up. Voluntary participation of pilgrims doing one of the "Way of Saint James" routes will be requested. Participants will be asked to complete an online questionnaire with sociodemographic data and outcome measures (e.g. mindfulness, satisfaction with life, depression, stress, anxiety) before starting the Camino, at the end of the Camino and 3 months later. These evaluations will help us discover the effects of the Camino de Santiago on mental health and well-being in the short- and mid-term.

For more information (and/or to participate), go to: http://estudiocamino.org/

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pilgrimage

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Pilgrims doing the "Camino de Santiago" (any route)

In the present study we utilized the "Ultreya" dataset. The Ultreya study is an online longitudinal study aimed at evaluating the effects of the pilgrimage on the Way of Saint James on mental health and wellbeing (www.estudiocamino.org). This pilgrimage involves hundreds of paths around Europe with a common termination at Santiago de Compostela (Spain), and it was one of the most important Christian pilgrimages during the Middle Ages. Currently, it is walked by thousands of people (\>300,000 per year).

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults (\> 18 years old)
* Willing to go on pilgrimage in the Way of Saint James
* With or without previous experience in this pilgrimage
* Walking or cycling in the pilgrimage
* Finishing or not at "Santiago de Compostela"
* Ability to understand and read Spanish or English
* With internet access (via PC or smatphone)
* With signed informed consent to participate in the present study

Exclusion Criteria

* Not walking for 4 or more days
* With incomplete baseline data
* With baseline/post assessments \>1 month previous starting/ending the pilgrimage
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universidad de Zaragoza

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Juan Vicente Luciano

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Javier García-Campayo, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidad de Zaragoza

Joaquim Soler, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

Marcelo Demarzo, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Univesidad Federal de Sao Paulo

Manu Mariño, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Quietud Mindfulness Centre

Jesús Montero-Marin, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Dharamsala Institute of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy

Albert Feliu-Soler, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

Juan V Luciano, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

Locations

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Teaching, Research & Innovation Unit - Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Déu

Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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PIC-141-19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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