Mindful Physiology: A College Biology Course With Integrated Mindfulness

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The proposed study aims to evaluate whether integrating mindfulness practice into an undergraduate biology course influences student levels of mindfulness, stress, positive academic emotions, and physical, mental, and social health outcomes. These outcomes will be evaluated for students who enroll in the biology course compared to students who attempted to register but were put on a waitlist (waitlisted).

Clinical Trial Description

The proposed study aims to evaluate whether integrating mindfulness practice into an undergraduate biology course influences student levels of mindfulness, learning-related anxiety and well-being. A two-arm design will look at students who receive the intervention (academic course) plus usual care and a control group of waitlisted students for the course who will only receive university wellness resources. Participants all attempted to register for the course during a set course selection period at the college and were randomly registered or waitlisted by the College Registrar. Students registered and waitlisted for the course will be recruited for the study and those that provide informed consent will be enrolled. Data relating to mindfulness, learning-related anxiety, and well-being will be collected at baseline, mid-intervention (~5 weeks), at the conclusion of the intervention (~10 weeks), and at ~20 weeks. The primary analyses will evaluate whether there is a greater 1. increase in mindfulness, 2. increase in composite well-being score, and 3. decrease in learning-related anxiety in the intervention arm compared to the control arm. The secondary analyses will evaluate whether there is a greater 1. increase in heart rate variability and 2. reduction in hair cortisol in the intervention arm compared to the control arm. Secondary analyses will also evaluate differential changes in individual well-being score components (including physical activity, sleep, diet, alcohol use, media use, perceived stress, overall mental well-being, and loneliness). The analytical approach will examine if changes in outcomes are greater in the intervention group than in the usual care group via linear mixed-effect or linear regression models, as appropriate, adjusting for covariates. Statistical analyses will follow an "intention-to-treat" approach and include all participants, regardless of intervention completion. A p-value of <.05 will be used as the threshold for statistical significance for all tests. In addition, any outcomes with observed statically significant differences between the arms will be re-collected and analyzed for differences at ~10 weeks post-intervention. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT06423053
Study type	Interventional
Source	Trustees of Dartmouth College
Contact
Status	Active, not recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	March 21, 2024
Completion date	September 1, 2024

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