Effects of Mindfulness Training on Emotional Care

NCT ID: NCT04518631

Last Updated: 2021-09-08

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

299 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-07-01

Study Completion Date

2021-03-31

Brief Summary

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Teachers in Hong Kong are susceptible to professional stress and its associated psychosomatic illnesses. To enhance teachers' well-being, mindfulness training is conducted in local schools. The present study is a randomized controlled trial to investigate 1) the effects of mindfulness training on teachers' well-being (i.e. general health, positive affect, life satisfaction, stress, negative affect), and 2) the mechanisms underlying the effectiveness of mindfulness (i.e. emotional care strategies including anchoring, decentering, and acceptance). Participants will be randomized to either intervention (8-week .b Foundations/ .begin course) or waiting-list control condition. They will complete survey before (baseline), after (post-intervention), and two-months (follow-up) after the intervention.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Mental Health Issue

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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8-week mindfulness program

8-week .b Foundations course

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

8-week mindfulness program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The .b Foundations course is an 8-week mindfulness program developed by Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) for school teachers and personnel. It includes a taster session and 8 weekly sessions. Each session lasts for 1.5 hours with a specific theme (e.g. Lesson 1 waking up from autopilot). Formal and informal mindfulness practices (e.g. mindful eating, body scan, mindful walking, habit releaser etc.), psychoeducation, cognitive exercises, inquiry, and home practice are involved.

Wait-list control

Participants in wait-list control group will receive the same intervention, two months after their counterparts in experimental group completed the intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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8-week mindfulness program

The .b Foundations course is an 8-week mindfulness program developed by Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP) for school teachers and personnel. It includes a taster session and 8 weekly sessions. Each session lasts for 1.5 hours with a specific theme (e.g. Lesson 1 waking up from autopilot). Formal and informal mindfulness practices (e.g. mindful eating, body scan, mindful walking, habit releaser etc.), psychoeducation, cognitive exercises, inquiry, and home practice are involved.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 18 years old or above
* Working in local schools or education institutions
* Willing to participate in mindfulness training voluntarily

Exclusion Criteria

* Experiencing severe or unstable mental health condition currently
* Completed 8-week mindfulness training previously
* Unwilling to go by random assignment
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Professor Lam Shui-fong

Director of Jockey Club Peace and Awareness Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Jockey Club "Peace and Awareness" Mindfulness Culture in Schools Initiative, Faculty of Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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UHongKong(PandA)

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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