Stress, anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
123 participants were randomized in two groups: mindfulness (n=62) and control (n=61)
Intervention - meditation program that consists of 2 encounters lasting 3 hous each, once a week.
The control group remains ina waiting list.
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Sponsors
Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC
Centro de Estudos Superiores de Maceió - CESMAC
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Students enrolled in medical and dental courses of the Centro Universitário CESMAC, that are over 18 years old, from both genders, for phase one. In phases two and three were included students enrolled in medical and dental courses of the Centro Universitário CESMAC, that are over 18 years old, from both genders, that have presented symptoms of Stress and/or anxiety measured by the STAI and LSSI.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: To be enrolled in more than 1 graduation course besides medicine or odontology; having recieved a diagnosis or being in treatment for psychotic or dissociative disorders; have been exposed to any emotionally traumatic event such as accidents, physical or sexual violence, or death threats; do not show in one of the 2 schedulled encounters.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find a significant reduction in the number of stressed participants, by comparing the scores from Lipp's inventory of symptoms of stress for adults, between the groups mindfulness and control, at pre and post intervention moments, using the statistical tests of chi square, McNemar and Student's t test, with a level of signficance of 5%.;It is expected to find a significant reduction in the number of anxious participants, by comparing the scores from the State Trait Anxiety Inventory, between the groups mindfulness and control, at pre and post intervention moments, using the statistical tests of chi square, McNemar and Student's t test, with a level of signficance of 5%. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactPablo Malheiros
Outcome results
None listed