Stress Clinical Trial
Official title:
The Impact of 8 Weeks of a Digital Meditation Application on Stress and Job Strain in a Heterogeneous University Employee Cohort
Verified date | April 2021 |
Source | University of California, Irvine |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
The aim of this study is to test the effects of a digital meditation intervention in a sample University of California, Irvine (UCI) employees who report mild to moderate stress. UCI employees will be randomized to either 8-weeks of a digital meditation intervention (using the commercially available application Headspace) or a waitlist control condition.
Status | Recruiting |
Enrollment | 2000 |
Est. completion date | March 2022 |
Est. primary completion date | March 2022 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 18 Years and older |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: You may join if you: - Have access to a smartphone or computer every day - Are fluent in English - Are a UCSF employee - Report mild to moderate levels of stress - Consent: demonstrate understanding of the study and willingness to participate as evidenced by voluntary informed consent and has received a signed and dated copy of the informed consent - Are at least 18 years of age Exclusion Criteria: - You may not join if you are an experienced meditator or have participated in a formal meditation practice in the last 6 months (defined as once or more per week for a duration of 20 minutes or more at each practice) |
Country | Name | City | State |
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United States | University of California Irvine | Irvine | California |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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University of California, Irvine | University of California, San Francisco |
United States,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Change in perceived stress score, as determined by the total score on the Perceived Stress Scale | The Perceived Stress Scale has a total score scale range of 0 to 40, with higher values indicating more perceived stress | Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Change in job strain, as determined by Siegrist Job Strain Scale | The job strain measure is a comprised of two sub scales, effort (5 items) and reward (11 items), each ranging from 1 to 4. The job strain score is calculated as the ratio of demand to reward, with a higher ratio reflecting more job strain. | Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Change in job overcommitment, as as determined by Siegrist Job Strain Scale | The job overcommitment subscale of the Siegrist Job Strain Scale is comprised of 4 items providing a total score range from 4 to16. A higher total score reflects more job overcommitment. | Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Change in burnout, as determined by the Bergen Burnout Inventory | The Bergen Burnout Inventory is comprised of 9 items, ranging from 1 to 6. The total score range is from 9 to 54 with a higher score reflecting higher burnout. | Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Change in subjective mindfulness, as determined by total score on Mindful Attention Awareness Scale | The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale is a 15-item measure with each item ranging from a score of 1 to 6. To score the scale, we compute the average score across items, with a higher score reflecting higher levels of mindfulness. | Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks | |
Secondary | Change in work engagement, as determined by the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale | The Utrecht Work Engagement scale is comprised of 9 items, with a total score ranging from 0 to 54, with higher scores indicating more work engagement. | Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks |
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