Mindfulness as a Method of Improving Mental Health and Cognitive Results and Decreasing Stress in Secondary School Students; a Prospective Randomised Controlled Single-blinded Pilot Study
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Stress
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
- Enrollment
- 150
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Better mental health
- Last Updated
- 14 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •High school student from designated school
Exclusion Criteria
- •None Swedish-speaking
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Better mental health
Time Frame: Baseline to Eight weeks
Lower Global Severity Index (from SCL-90) intrapersonal change
Secondary Outcomes
- Better sleep quality(Baseline to Eight weeks)
- Lower degree of perceived stress(Baseline to Eight weeks)
- Cognitive enhancement(Baseline to Eight weeks)
- Higher grades(Baseline to 6 months)
- Lower sick leave(Baseline to 6 months)
- Lower Neuroticism(Baseline to Eight weeks)