Mental disorders
Conditions
Interventions
This is a two-arm, parallel, blinded (for evaluators) randomized controlled clinical trial. Approximately 160 distance undergraduate students from Cesumar University who want to participate and meet t
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Sponsors
Universidade Cesumar
Universidade Cesumar
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Undergraduate students from Cesumar University; aged =18 years; who wish to participate in the study; who can participate in at least six of the eight sessions of the mindfulness program; and who provide informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Students with severe symptoms of anxiety (GAD-7 equal to or greater than 15), depression (PHQ-9 equal to or greater than 15) and severe mental disorder (self-reported); those who report experience with mindfulness, other meditations or mind-body practices such as yoga in the previous 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluate the effect of the intervention on symptoms of generalized anxiety. It is expected to find a reduction of at least 0.5 in the anxiety score, as assessed by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale, applied before and after 8 weeks of the mindfulness-based intervention.;Evaluate the effect of the intervention on averages of positive mental health. It is expected to find an increase of at least 0.5 in the positive mental health score, as assessed by the Mental Health Continuum - Short Form (MHC-SF) scale, applied before and after 8 weeks of the mindfulness-based intervention. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluate the effect of the intervention on the sense of coherence. It is expected to find an effect of 0.5 or greater on the sense of coherence averages, verified by the Sense of Coherence-13 (SOC-13) instrument, applied before and after 8 weeks of the mindfulness-based intervention.;Evaluate the effect of the intervention on psychological resilience. It is expected to find an effect of 0.5 or greater on the means of resilience, verified by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 (CD-RISC-10), applied before and after 8 weeks of the mindfulness-based intervention.;Evaluate the effect of the intervention on mindfulness. It is expected to find an effect of 0.5 or greater on the means of mindfulness, verified using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), applied before and after 8 weeks of the mindfulness-based intervention.;Evaluate the effect of the intervention on psychological stress. It is expected to find a reduction of at least 0.5 in the average scores of perceived stress, verified using the Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10), applied before and after 8 weeks of the mindfulness-based intervention.;Evaluate the effect of the intervention on symptoms of depression. It is expected to find a reduction of at least 0.5 in mean depression scores, verified using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), applied before and after 8 weeks of the mindfulness-based intervention. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFabiane Penachiotti
Universidade Cesumar
Outcome results
None listed