Online Wellness Intervention in Medical Students

Stress, Psychological Clinical Trial

Official title:

Assessing the Effectiveness of a 12-week Online Wellness Intervention in Medical Students: a Pre-Post Single-arm Interventional Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04612387
• Other study ID #: Pro00098576
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 25, 2020
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: University of Alberta
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Medical students are at high risk of stress. This project will test how well a 12-week stress reduction program works to reduce stress, anxiety and depression and improve well-being. The program is delivered online and each week is made of an introduction video, 7-8 minutes of yoga, 5-7 minutes of meditation and nutrition tips. At the beginning and the end of the 12-week research study, we will be using surveys to ask students about their stress, anxiety, depression, sense of control over their own life, quality of life, and pain levels. After the program, the research team will conduct interviews with the medical student to allow them to share their other feedback about the program. The researchers will also send surveys to the medical students one month after the program ends to asses their continued satisfaction with and adherence to the program.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 65
• Est. completion date: April 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: January 31, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Medical students in any year of medical school

Exclusion Criteria:

• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Depression score >10

• Active psychosis

• Post-traumatic stress disorder or frequent suicidal ideation

• Major medical co-morbidity

• Inability to provide written informed consent

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mind Body Therapy
• Stress, Psychological
• Wellbeing

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mind-body therapy
Online yoga, meditation and nutrition tips.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Canada	University of Alberta	Edmonton	Alberta

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Alberta

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Perceived Stress Scale	The degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful will be assessed using the Perceived Stress Scale. The minimum score is 0, the maximum score is 40, and higher scores indicate a worse outcome.	12 weeks
Secondary	Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)	The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) will be used to measure depression. The minimum score is 0, the maximum is 27, and higher scores indicate a worse outcome.	12 weeks
Secondary	Psychological Wellbeing Scale	The Psychological Wellbeing Scale will be sued to measure well being. Higher scores mean higher levels of psychological well-being	12 weeks
Secondary	Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire	Mindfulness will be assessed using the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire.	12 weeks
Secondary	Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)	Depression and anxiety will be measured on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. The minimum value is 0, the maximum is 21, and higher scores mean a worse outcome.	12 weeks