The Effects of Mindfulness Training on School Staff

Teachers Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Mindfulness Training on School Staff Emotions, Attention, and Stress

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00214357
• Other study ID #: M-2004-1277
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 15, 2005
• Last updated: October 1, 2015
• Start date: October 2004
• Est. completion date: December 2004

Study information

• Verified date: November 2008
• Source: University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary research objective is to investigate psychological, behavioral, and physiological changes in school staff as a result of undergoing meditation and stress reduction training. Specifically, we hypothesize that school staff undergoing meditation and stress reduction training will show decreased emotional distress on self-report measures, increased sustained attention on a behavioral task, and decreased stress levels as indexed by salivary cortisol.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 19
• Est. completion date: December 2004
• Est. primary completion date: December 2004
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Staff from Madison, WI area elementary school

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Teachers

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mindfulness-based stress reduction

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Wisconsin	Madison	Wisconsin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-report; behavioral task; diurnal cortisol
Secondary	Self-report measures