Internet-based Stress Reduction Training for Students

Depression Clinical Trial

— IBSR-stud  

Official title:

Internet-based Stress Reduction Training for Students - a Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02062762
• Other study ID #: KI-MBSR-Pilot
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 10, 2014
• Last updated: March 31, 2015
• Start date: February 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2014

Study information

• Verified date: March 2015
• Source: Karolinska Institutet
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Sweden: Central Ethical Review Board Sweden
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The main objective of the current study is to evaluate whether a mindfulness based intervention delivered online can provide an effective resource for increasing psychological well-being among students. In addition, explore potential mechanisms through which the training lead to improvements by means of mediational analyses, with hypothesized variables like positive/negative affect and attention regulation.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 88
• Est. completion date: June 2014
• Est. primary completion date: June 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• current student

• have an active e-mail account

• regular use of the internet

Exclusion Criteria:

• non-Swedish speaking

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Online-MBSR
8 week mindfulness based stress reduction online
• Expressive Writing Online
Online distributed expressive writing intervention as active control

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Karolinsk Institute	Stockholm

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karolinska Institutet

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Health-related behaviors	Change over time in proportion reporting binge drinking of alcohol past week (yes/no), and cigarette smoking past week (yes/no); both assessed though self-report questionnaire items.	Baseline, Week 8	No
Primary	Psychological well-being	Change over time	Baseline, Week 8	No
Secondary	Depression symptoms	Change over time	Baseline, Week 8	No