Cognition and Health in Adolescents, Mindfulness as Prevention of Stress.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Stress; Complete Psychological Check Up; Sleep; Cognition - Other; Personality
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness intervention; Behavioral: Music relaxation

• Registration Number: NCT01457222
• Lead Sponsor: Region Skane

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether mindfulness is useful as primary prevention for psychological health in highschool students, primarily related to stress, and whether mindfulness can improve cognitive function.

Detailed Description

There is a general suspicion that stress and stress-related psychological disorders is growing in highschool students in Sweden. Mindfulness is a well researched therapeutical method for treating stress-related disorders. This study will first collect data on stress-related psychological symptoms by several well-validated surveys. The surveys will be made twice with 8 weeks in between to examine variability. After the second survey the population of highschool students will be randomly assigned to web-based mindfulness intervention, music relaxation intervention or control group. A third survey will be conducted after eight weeks of intervention and before and after an external stressor.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-10
• Study First Submitted: 2011-10-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-10-19
• Study First Posted: 2011-10-21
• Status Verified: 2012-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-02-13
• Last Update Posted: 2012-02-14
• Primary Completion: 2012-06
• Study Completion: 2012-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

• High school student from designated school

Exclusion Criteria

• None Swedish-speaking

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness	Mindfulness intervention	Mindfulness intervention 10 minutes daily
Music relaxation	Music relaxation	Music intervention 10 minutes daily

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Better mental health	Baseline to Eight weeks	Lower Global Severity Index (from SCL-90) intrapersonal change

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Better sleep quality	Baseline to Eight weeks	Lower result on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
Lower degree of perceived stress	Baseline to Eight weeks	Lower result on Perceived Stress Scale
Cognitive enhancement	Baseline to Eight weeks	Shorter time on Trailmaking A and B as well as higher result on Symbol-Digit
Higher grades	Baseline to 6 months	Higher mean school grades
Lower sick leave	Baseline to 6 months	Less days of sick leave
Lower Neuroticism	Baseline to Eight weeks	Lower Neuroticism result on Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centrum för Primärvårdsforskning, Lunds Universitet; 🇸🇪 Malmö, Sweden