A Mindfulness-based Intervention to Reduce Stress and Improve Prosocial Skills for Health-care Students

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

161 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-02-01

Study Completion Date

2024-08-15

Brief Summary

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We aim to study the clinical immediate and long-term efficacy of a web-delivered MBCT-L protocol targeting bachelor and master health-care students in Geneva, as well as to study the correlations of clinical, neuroimaging and biomedical effects of such an intervention.

Primary objective: To evaluate the immediate and long-term effect of MBCT-L on reducing perceived stress and improving pro-social skills for health-care students, compared to a control group.

Secondary objective: To evaluate the immediate and long-term effect of MBCT-L on trait mindfulness, compassion, global psychological well-being, sleep quality, anxiety, depression, satisfaction in studies and resilience, to broaden the clinical understanding of the impact of such an intervention.

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Detailed Description

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This study is led jointly by Prof. C. Nemitz-Piguet, Dr F. Jermann, and Prof. S. Rudaz, who serve as co-principal investigators.

This study is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant number: 32003B\_205111 / 1)

Conditions

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Mental Health Issue

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

The intervention is compared to a waiting list group.

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Clinical arm

In this arm, participants complete clinical questionnaires

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L)

Intervention Type OTHER

The MBCT-L (Bernard, Cullen \& Kuyken, 2017) intervention is an 8-week group intervention, comprising a pre-course orientation session, eight 2-hour sessions, and a half-day silent session.

MBCT-L was delivered synchronously online. MBCT-L group were led by one MBCT-L instructor

Neurobiological arm

In this arm, participants complete either MRI and or blood sample

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L)

Intervention Type OTHER

The MBCT-L (Bernard, Cullen \& Kuyken, 2017) intervention is an 8-week group intervention, comprising a pre-course orientation session, eight 2-hour sessions, and a half-day silent session.

MBCT-L was delivered synchronously online. MBCT-L group were led by one MBCT-L instructor

Interventions

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Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L)

The MBCT-L (Bernard, Cullen \& Kuyken, 2017) intervention is an 8-week group intervention, comprising a pre-course orientation session, eight 2-hour sessions, and a half-day silent session.

MBCT-L was delivered synchronously online. MBCT-L group were led by one MBCT-L instructor

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Eligibility criteria were applied to recruit second, third- or fourth-year health students in Geneva, Switzerland, who were at least 18 years old, had some interest in mindfulness, were available for the duration of the study, and agreed on refraining from regular mindfulness practice until allocated to the MBCT-L group.

Exclusion Criteria

* Students were excluded if they had a current depressive episode, post-traumatic stress disorder, psychotic disorder, or substance dependency as identified through the Mini international Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI). All participants received oral and written information about the trial and signed the informed consent form prior to the beginning of the study.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes