Mind-Body Skills Group for Graduate Students

NCT ID: NCT05447689

Last Updated: 2026-01-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-03

Study Completion Date

2027-06-30

Brief Summary

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Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group (I-MBS-G) is an 8-week group that teaches skills to build inner resources for effective mood management. This group incorporates a holistic approach to wellness through meditation and mindfulness practices, guided imagery, breath and body awareness, and relaxation techniques. Mind-body approaches have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing stress mood symptoms and improving quality of life. The study hypothesis is that the Mind-Body Skills taught in the group will reduce mood symptoms in graduate and medical students.

Detailed Description

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Study Design: This study will identify medical graduate students interested in participating in an Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group (I-MBS-G) to strengthen inner resources to effectively navigate complex and stressful daily events to promote mental and physical health and well-being. This study is a pilot randomized controlled trial; participants will be randomized to the intervention or control group. The control group will receive Treatment-As-Usual (TAU) and mind-body skills reading materials.

Primary Objective: Assess the feasibility and acceptability of an I-MBS-G intervention for medical graduate students using the MBSG Feedback Program Questionnaire.

Secondary Objectives: Assess preliminary effectiveness of I-MBS-G on anxiety symptoms (i.e., improvements on anxiety symptoms)

Exploratory Objectives: Assess preliminary effectiveness of I-MBS-G on depression symptoms (i.e., improvements on depression symptoms)

Conditions

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Mood Change Depressive Symptoms Anxiety Generalized

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The intervention will be delivered across eight weeks (1 session weekly).
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group

Treatment group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group (I-MBS-G) is an 8-week group that teaches skills to build inner resources for effective mood management. This group incorporates a holistic approach to wellness through meditation and mindfulness practices, guided imagery, breath and body awareness, relaxation techniques, self-reflection, and mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral skills. Mind-body approaches have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing stress mood symptoms and improving quality of life.

Control

Control group: Treatment-As-Usual (TAU) and mind-body skills reading materials.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group

Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group (I-MBS-G) is an 8-week group that teaches skills to build inner resources for effective mood management. This group incorporates a holistic approach to wellness through meditation and mindfulness practices, guided imagery, breath and body awareness, relaxation techniques, self-reflection, and mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral skills. Mind-body approaches have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing stress mood symptoms and improving quality of life.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Students screened and admitted to the Student Mental Health Program.
* Age 18 or older
* A score of ≥ 4 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7)
* Able to attend weekly meeting times

Exclusion Criteria

* Active SI
* Current mania
* Active psychosis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Weill Medical College of Cornell University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Suza C Scalora, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Locations

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Weill Cornell Medical College

White Plains, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Suza C Scalora, PhD

Role: CONTACT

917-209-5311

Patricia Marino, PhD

Role: CONTACT

914-997-8691

Facility Contacts

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Suza C Scalora, PhD

Role: primary

9172095311

Patricia Marino, PhD

Role: backup

914-997-8691

References

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34355345 (View on PubMed)

Mousa OY, Dhamoon MS, Lander S, Dhamoon AS. The MD Blues: Under-Recognized Depression and Anxiety in Medical Trainees. PLoS One. 2016 Jun 10;11(6):e0156554. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156554. eCollection 2016.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27286249 (View on PubMed)

Rotenstein LS, Ramos MA, Torre M, Segal JB, Peluso MJ, Guille C, Sen S, Mata DA. Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA. 2016 Dec 6;316(21):2214-2236. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.17324.

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Dyrbye LN, Thomas MR, Huntington JL, Lawson KL, Novotny PJ, Sloan JA, Shanafelt TD. Personal life events and medical student burnout: a multicenter study. Acad Med. 2006 Apr;81(4):374-84. doi: 10.1097/00001888-200604000-00010.

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Dyrbye LN, Thomas MR, Massie FS, Power DV, Eacker A, Harper W, Durning S, Moutier C, Szydlo DW, Novotny PJ, Sloan JA, Shanafelt TD. Burnout and suicidal ideation among U.S. medical students. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Sep 2;149(5):334-41. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-149-5-200809020-00008.

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Gordon JS. Mind-body skills groups for medical students: reducing stress, enhancing commitment, and promoting patient-centered care. BMC Med Educ. 2014 Sep 22;14:198. doi: 10.1186/1472-6920-14-198.

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Reference Type BACKGROUND

Liu, C., Beauchemin, J., Wang, X., & Lee, M. Y. (2018). Integrative body-mind-spirit (I-BMS) interventions for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD): A review of the outcome literature. Journal of Social Service Research, 44(4), 482-493.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

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Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Other Identifiers

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22-02024481

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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