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Strategies for Dealing with Stress in Military Police Officers

Mindfulness as Coping Strategies for Burnout Syndrome in Military Police Officers: A Research Proposal for the PMDF - Mindfulness Coping Strategies Mindfulness as Coping Strategies for Burnout Syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-6cdhmgx
Enrollment
300
Registered
2025-10-01
Start date
2025-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Burnout, Psychological Mental Health

Interventions

The experimental descriptive study will randomly distribute the participants (300 participants), military police officers of the Military Police of the Federal District, into three distinct groups, th
assignment, thus maintaining blindness. The Intervention Group will receive the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program, a structured eight-week program that includes weekly sessions led by qualifi

Sponsors

Centro de Estudos Avançados e Multidisciplinares da Universidade de Brasília
Lead Sponsor
Departamento de Educação e Cultura/Instituto Superior de Ciências Policiais
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Active police officers; no history of serious mental disorders; agree to participate in all stages of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Reserve police officers; history of severe mental disorders such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or other diagnosed psychotic disorders; refusal to participate in the study or failure to sign the informed consent form

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find a significant reduction in the symptoms of Burnout Syndrome, assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory scale in its dimensions of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and personal accomplishment, with data collected before the start of the intervention and again after the eight-week follow-up period.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
A reduction in salivary cortisol levels is expected as an indicator of physiological response to stress, with data being measured from saliva samples collected at 8:00 a.m. at a pre-intervention time point and at an eight-week post-intervention time point.

Countries

BR

Contacts

Public ContactAndré Silva

André Ribeiro da Silva

andreribeiro@unb.br+55(61)99649-6802

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026