Sleep disorders
Conditions
Interventions
A controlled, single-center, randomized parallel group clinical trial will be developed to evaluate the effectiveness of an online mindfulness-based meditation program (POMBM) on the quality of sleep
F02.463.551
Sponsors
Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul
Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 59 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Interest in participating in the study; age between 18 and 59 years old; both genders; being duly registered in the Medicine course at Passo Fundo faculties, from the 1st to 12th phase of the course
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Have participated in another course or workshop on meditation in the last 4 weeks in addition to the invitation to study; being an active practitioner of meditation, yoga, tai-chi, qui-gong (at least 6 months before the start of the study); previous medical diagnosis of cognitive, language or communication deficits; alcohol dependence and other chemical substances; previous medical diagnosis of a disorder with risk of suicide or attempt of previous suicide; previous medical diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder; previous medical diagnosis of depressive disorder currently untreated; previous medical diagnosis of schizophrenia or delusional/hallucinatory disorders; revious medical diagnosis of social anxiety (difficulty being in a classroom)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that after the 8 weekly online meetings of the online mindfulness-based meditation program, students in the intervention group will present a 30% improvement in sleep quality indices, reduction in daytime sleepiness compared to the initial indices and the control group through responses obtained from the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale questionnaires respectively carried out during the study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected that after the 8 weekly online meetings of the online mindfulness-based meditation program, students in the intervention group will show an improvement in mindfulness rates compared to the initial rates and the control group through the responses obtained on the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) performed during the study;It is expected that after the 8 weekly online meetings of the online mindfulness-based meditation program, students in the intervention group will show an improvement in depression symptoms compared to the initial indices and the control group through the responses obtained on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) performed during the study;It is expected that after the 8 weekly online meetings of the online mindfulness-based meditation program, students in the intervention group will show an improvement in anxiety symptoms compared to the initial indices and the control group through the responses obtained on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS-21) performed during the study;It is expected that after the 8 weekly online meetings of the online mindfulness-based meditation program, students in the intervention group will show an improvement in stress symptoms compared to the initial indices and the control group through the responses obtained on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress (DASS-21) performed during the study;It is expected that after the 8 weekly online meetings of the online mindfulness-based meditation program, students in the intervention group will show an improvement in burnout symptoms compared to the initial indices and the control group through the answers obtained in the student version of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI-S) carried out during the study | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactTiago Simon
Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul
Outcome results
None listed