Assessing the impact of transcendental meditation on the mental health and well-being of UK ambulance service personnel: A single-arm study

Evaluating the impact of transcendental meditation (TM) on reducing PTSD Symptoms and stress-related conditions among ambulance staff: A three-month intervention study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN53474391

Enrollment

Registered

2024-02-15

Start date

2021-07-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-27

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Conditions

Reduction in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and stress-related conditions in ambulance staff. Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

This is a single-arm, multi-centre interventional study involving 60 participants from the UK ambulance service, conducted in collaboration with the David Lynch Foundation UK and the Center for Social

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Working within the UK ambulance service 2. Adults aged over 18 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Self-reported or diagnosed unstable psychotic symptoms 2. Any prior involvement in TM instruction 3 Signed off or retired from the ambulance service

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms measured using a self-reporting PTSD Checklist (PCL-5) at baseline, 3 weeks and 3 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following secondary outcome measures are assessed at baseline, 3 weeks and 3 months: 1. Perceived stress using the self-reporting Perceived Stress Scale (PPS-10) 2. Depression using the self-reporting Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 3. Anxiety using the self-reporting General Anxiety Disorder 7 scale (GAD-7) 4. The severity, and impact of insomnia using the self-reporting Insomnia Severity Index (ISI-7) 5. Mental well-being covering subjective well-being and psychological functioning using the self-reporting Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scales (WEMWBS) 6. Professional Fulfilment using the self-reporting Professional Fulfilment Index (PFI-16) 7. Burnout using the self-reporting Professional Fulfilment Index i(PFI-16)	—

Measure

Time frame

The following secondary outcome measures are assessed at baseline, 3 weeks and 3 months: 1. Perceived stress using the self-reporting Perceived Stress Scale (PPS-10) 2. Depression using the self-reporting Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 3. Anxiety using the self-reporting General Anxiety Disorder 7 scale (GAD-7) 4. The severity, and impact of insomnia using the self-reporting Insomnia Severity Index (ISI-7) 5. Mental well-being covering subjective well-being and psychological functioning using the self-reporting Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scales (WEMWBS) 6. Professional Fulfilment using the self-reporting Professional Fulfilment Index (PFI-16) 7. Burnout using the self-reporting Professional Fulfilment Index i(PFI-16)

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactDeirdre Parsons

dparsons@davidlynchfoundation.org.uk+44 (0)7711311616

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026