Internet-based Stress Reduction Training for Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Stress
• Interventions: Behavioral: Online-MBSR; Behavioral: Expressive Writing Online

• Registration Number: NCT02062762
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

The main objective of the current study is to evaluate whether a mindfulness based intervention delivered online can provide an effective resource for increasing psychological well-being among students. In addition, explore potential mechanisms through which the training lead to improvements by means of mediational analyses, with hypothesized variables like positive/negative affect and attention regulation.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-02
• Study First Submitted: 2014-02-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-02-12
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-14
• Primary Completion: 2014-06
• Study Completion: 2014-06
• Status Verified: 2015-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 88

Inclusion Criteria

• current student
• have an active e-mail account
• regular use of the internet

Exclusion Criteria

• non-Swedish speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Online-MBSR	Online-MBSR	8 week mindfulness based stress reduction online
Expressive Writing Online	Expressive Writing Online	Online distributed expressive writing intervention as active control

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological well-being	Baseline, Week 8	Change over time

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression symptoms	Baseline, Week 8	Change over time

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Karolinsk Institute; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden