Recreational Diving Practice for Stress Management

Psychological Stresses Clinical Trial

— DIVSTRESS  

Official title:

Recreational Diving Practice for Stress Management: an Exploratory Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03110705
• Other study ID #: 2015-A00133-46
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: March 18, 2017
• Last updated: April 11, 2017
• Start date: March 12, 2015
• Est. completion date: November 17, 2016

Study information

• Verified date: March 2017
• Source: Institut de Recherche Biomedicale des Armees
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Within the components of Scuba diving there are similarities with meditation and mindfulness techniques. Perceived stress is known to be diminished during meditation practice. This study evaluates the benefits of scuba diving on perceived stress and mindful functioning.

Description:

Background: within the components of Scuba diving there are similarities with meditation and mindfulness techniques. Perceived stress is known to be diminished during meditation practice. This study evaluates the benefits of scuba diving on perceived stress and mindful functioning.

Method: A recreational diving group, composed of 37 subjects, was compared with a multisport control group, composed of 30 subjetcs, on perceived stress, mood, well-being and mindfulness by answering auto-questionnaires before and after a one-week long course. For the diving group, stability of the effects was evaluated one month later using similar auto-questionnaires.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 67
• Est. completion date: November 17, 2016
• Est. primary completion date: September 30, 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 45 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• More than 18

• registered at a leisure sports club

Exclusion Criteria:

• they were undergoing medical treatment for psychological issues at the time of the study

• they had taken part in a stress management program prior to recruitment for the current study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Psychological Stresses
• Stress, Psychological

Intervention

Behavioral:
• sport
recreaational sport : diving or multisport

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Institut de Recherche Biomedicale des Armees

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	perceived stress	questionnaire	change from baseline after one week sport (e.g. baseline and one week)
Secondary	mindfulness	questionnaire	change from baseline after after one week sport (e.g. baseline and one week)