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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05253092
• Other study ID #: 1519081-3
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 17, 2022
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: August 2022
• Source: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

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.

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™.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: July 31, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: July 31, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Must be a student at the University of the Sciences

• 18 years or older and fluent in English

• Students must have access to a device with internet connection and Zoom capabilities

• Students must have a smartphone to download the Fitbit®: Health & Wellness application.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who do not attend the University of the Sciences

• Students do not have access to an internet connection and an electronic device

• Students do not comprehend and speak English

• Students under the age of 18 years old

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sleep

Intervention

Other:
• Virtual mindfulness meditation
Subjects will participate in 30 minutes of a virtual mindfulness meditation session, totaling eight sessions.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of the Sciences	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Fitbit Inspire 2	Fitbit device track sleep within participants natural environment. The Fitbit Inspire 2 collects data on all stages of sleep throughout night, which helps to calculate sleep efficiency.	up to 5 weeks or until study completion
Primary	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	The PSQI is a nine-question, self-report index that assesses quality of sleep. The questionnaire is made up of scaled responses from 0-3; 0 is not during the past month, 1 is less than once a week, 2 is once or twice a week, and 3 is three or more times a week. If the individual scores higher than a 5 overall, it is an indication of poor sleep quality.	10 minutes
Secondary	Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)	The PSS is a self-report, ten question scale that measures perceived stress. This assessment uses a five-point Likert type scale to record responses. Responses range from 0, indicating "never" to 4, indicating "very often". A higher total score indicates higher perceived stress. Questions are general and ask about stressors in the last month.	10 minutes