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Mindfulness App Versus Mindfulness-based Intervention for Healthcare Students

NCT03712319 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 154

Last updated 2019-08-08

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Summary

The main purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of a mindfulness-based training app ('REM Volver a Casa') versus a regular, presence-based program (MBSR) on the reduction of anxiety and other factors related to the physician-patient relationship, in healthcare grade students.

Conditions

  • Students

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

REM Volver a casa

The program aims to train the ability of the mind to focus attention on the present moment without judging, accepting the experience. REM is an application available for Android and iOs. It proposes a guided training through 8 stages. They contain video recordings with explanations about the fundamentals of mindfulness, audio recordings that guide practices of mindfulness, as well as suggestions to bring it into everyday life. They can be used whenever it suits the user. The app counts the progress of each participant, as well as the mood changes according to a distress scale before and after performing a formal practice. The app has been designed following the international recommendations for the development of apps (MARS guide).

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program

The program aims to train the ability of the mind to focus attention on the present moment without judging, accepting the experience. MBSR is a program developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in the 1970s by Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn. MBSR uses a combination of mindfulness meditation, body awareness, and yoga to help people become more mindful. In recent years, meditation has been the subject of clinical research, that suggests it may have beneficial effects, including stress reduction, relaxation, and improvements to quality of life. While MBSR has its roots in spiritual teachings, the program itself is secular. The session is delivered to a small group of people by a certified instructor during two and a half hours, every week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

    collaborator OTHER

  • Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carmen Bayón, Doctor · Hospital Universitario La Paz. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

  • Beatriz Rodríguez Vega, Doctor · Hospital Universitario La Paz. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-13
Primary Completion
2019-01-01
Completion
2019-01-01

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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