The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Sleep Quality and Perceived Stress

Sleep Clinical Trial

Official title: The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation on Sleep Quality and Perceived Stress of Students in Higher Education

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Higher education students 18 years or older will participate in 8- virtual mindfulness meditation sessions over 3 to 4 weeks (minimum of 3 sessions per week). Each session will be 30 minutes long, 15 minutes for guided mindfulness meditation run by researchers, followed by a short discussion period to understand mindfulness meditation better. Before starting the mindfulness meditation session, baseline data will be collected.

Clinical Trial Description

Sleep consider a restorative occupation that affects other daily activities, such as academic performance. Mindfulness meditation may improve sleep quality and decrease perceived stress in higher education students. There is limited research on virtual mindfulness meditation involving sleep quality and perceived stress in higher education students. The researchers will measure changes in sleep quality and perceived stress after participants completed 8- virtual mindfulness meditation sessions using PSQI, PSS, and the Fitbit Inspire 2™. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sleep

• NCT number: NCT05253092
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 17, 2022
• Completion date: July 31, 2022