Walking for Stress Reduction

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Healthy Subjects
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness Walking

• Registration Number: NCT01716832
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Brief Summary

The effectiveness of a mindfulness walking program is tested in subjects with a high level of subjectively perceived stress.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-03
• Primary Completion: 2011-09
• Study Completion: 2011-11
• Study First Submitted: 2012-10-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-10-29
• Study First Posted: 2012-10-30
• Status Verified: 2018-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 2018-02-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 74

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy men and women between 18 and 65 years
• Increased level of stress (visual analog scale >40 mm (0-100))

Exclusion Criteria

• Regular walking training in the last 6 weeks
• Medical therapy with psychopharmacological drugs
• Regular mindfulness based meditations/exercises in the last 6 weeks
• CAM therapies against stress in the last 6 weeks
• medium or severe chronic diseases
• Stress due to chronic diseases
• Acute disease at inclusion
• Not being able to walk

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness walking	Mindfulness Walking	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cohens Perceived Stress Scale 14 Items	4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assessment of effect on a Likert - Scale	4 weeks, 12 weeks
Quality of Life (SF 36)	Baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks
Subjective Stress Level (Visual Analogue Scale)	Baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Charité University Berlin; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany