Mindfulness Training for Stress Management

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Psychological Distress
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mindfulness training

• Registration Number: NCT00892138
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services

Brief Summary

This study will assess the short and long term effects of a group-based mindfulness programme (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, MBSR) on first year medical and psychology students at the Universities of Oslo and Tromso.

The primary outcome variables are mental distress, student stress and subsequent work stress, subjective wellbeing, empathy, mindfulness and spirituality. The investigators will also study explanatory moderator and mediator variables.

The study will be a two-centre randomized controlled study involving 288 medical and psychology students from the University of Oslo and from the University of Tromso. The sample size calculation is based on a reduction in mental distress and perceived medical/psychology school stress of 20% in the intervention group. The control group will not receive an intervention. After the initial seven week course (taking place in 2009 and 2010) the intervention group will receive a follow-up session of 1.5 hours twice a year throughout their study course of 5-6 years. The follow-up period will last until 1 year after graduation in the Oslo cohort and until 3 years after graduation in the Tromso cohort.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-05-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-05-01
• Study First Posted: 2009-05-04
• Study Start: 2009-09
• Status Verified: 2014-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-09-23
• Last Update Posted: 2014-09-25
• Primary Completion: 2018-11
• Study Completion: 2018-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 290

Inclusion Criteria

• All students in term 3 of their medical and psychology study at the University of Oslo in the autumn of 2009, and spring of 2010.
• All students in term 3 of their medical and psychology study at the University of Tromso in the autumn of 2010, and autumn of 2011.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness training	Mindfulness training	Mindfulness training

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome variables are mental distress (GHQ12, SCL5 and MBI), student stress (PMSS) and subsequent work stress, subjective wellbeing (SWB), empathy (JPSE), mindfulness (FFMS)	9 years	The following predictor variables will be measured: Coping (WCCL), Regulatory focus, Personality (BCI), Perceived social support, Life events

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University of Tromso; 🇳🇴 Tromso, Norway

University of Oslo; 🇳🇴 Oslo, Norway