The Effects of Mindfulness Training on School Staff

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Teachers

• Registration Number: NCT00214357
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brief Summary

The primary research objective is to investigate psychological, behavioral, and physiological changes in school staff as a result of undergoing meditation and stress reduction training. Specifically, we hypothesize that school staff undergoing meditation and stress reduction training will show decreased emotional distress on self-report measures, increased sustained attention on a behavioral task, and decreased stress levels as indexed by salivary cortisol.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-10
• Primary Completion: 2004-12
• Study Completion: 2004-12
• Study First Submitted: 2005-09-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-09-15
• Study First Posted: 2005-09-21
• Status Verified: 2008-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 19

Inclusion Criteria

• Staff from Madison, WI area elementary school

Exclusion Criteria

• N/A

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-report; behavioral task; diurnal cortisol

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-report measures

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States