Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effect of Transcendental Meditation on Telomere Activity and Well-Being Among Nurse Managers
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- Enrolling By Invitation
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Telomere Length
研究概览
简要总结
The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of a health and coping strategy (Transcendental Meditation, or TM) on Telomere Length and Telomerase Activity (known markers of physiological and psychological stress and aging), Perceived Stress, Work Life Balance, Flourishing, Power as Knowing Participation in Change, and Burnout, among nurse managers.
Aim 1: To evaluate the effects of TM compared to usual care delayed instruction on TL and TA.
Aim 2: To evaluate the effects of TM compared to usual care delayed instruction on work life climate, flourishing, perceived stress, burnout, and power as knowing participation in change.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Nurse managers within the Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMHCS);
- •Stable for at least two months on any prescribed medications (for example, anti-anxiety or anti-depressant medications)
排除标准
- •prior instruction in the TM technique
结局指标
主要结局
Telomere Length
时间窗: baseline, 1-month, 4-months
T/S ratio; processed by UCSF Blackburn Labs SOP #104D
Telomerase Activity
时间窗: baseline, 1-month, 4-months
(# positive copies/10,000 input cells) ; processed by UCSF Blackburn Labs SOP #104D
次要结局
- Work-Life Climate Scale(baseline, 1-month, 4-months)
- Secure Flourishing Index, SFI(baseline, 1-month, 4-months)
- Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS10)(baseline, 1-month, 4-months)
- Maslach Burnout Inventory Human Services Survey for Medical Personnel(baseline, 1-month, 4-months)
- Power as Knowing Participation in Change (PKPCT)(baseline, 1-month, 4-months)