Mindfulness virtual community
- Conditions
- Mental health including stress, anxiety and depressionMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN92827275
- Lead Sponsor
- York University
- Brief Summary
2019 survey results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30962817 [added 10/04/2019] 2020 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32074061 (added 24/02/2020) 2020 observational results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33264098/ (added 03/12/2020)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 148
1. Aged 18 years or older
2. Currently enrolled as an undergraduate student at York University (Toronto, Keele campus), and planning to remain so for the coming semester
3. Fluent in reading, writing and conversing in English
4. Willing to be randomized into an intervention which may require up to 4 hours per week of their time
1. Cannot meet the time commitments of the trial
2. Not fluent in reading, writing and speaking English
3. Self-reported symptoms of psychosis (e.g. hallucinations, hearing voices)
4. Self-report dependencies on alcohol, illicit drugs, or prescription drugs used for non-medical reasons
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Depression is measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks<br> 2. Anxiety is measured using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks<br> 3. Stress is measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Quality of life is measured using the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS) at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks<br> 2. Life satisfaction is measured using the Brief Multi-Dimensional Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale (BMSLSS) at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks<br> 3. Mindfulness is measured using the Brief Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (BFFMQ) at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks<br>