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The Effects of the Pilgrimage in the Way of Saint James on Mental Health and Well-being (ULTREYA)

NCT04141813 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3000

Last updated 2020-10-22

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Summary

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effects of pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on mood, satisfaction with life, happiness, ability to pay attention to the present moment and the capacity to make choices in a more conscious and values-oriented way. Other personal aspects that could be related to the effects of the Camino and that may also mediate some of its effects (e.g., personal reasons for walking, socialization along the Camino, number of days walked, physical pain associated with walking, previous pilgrimages to Santiago, etc.) will be also assessed.

Methods: This is a naturalistic study with a 3-month follow-up. Voluntary participation of pilgrims doing one of the "Way of Saint James" routes will be requested. Participants will be asked to complete an online questionnaire with sociodemographic data and outcome measures (e.g. mindfulness, satisfaction with life, depression, stress, anxiety) before starting the Camino, at the end of the Camino and 3 months later. These evaluations will help us discover the effects of the Camino de Santiago on mental health and well-being in the short- and mid-term.

For more information (and/or to participate), go to: http://estudiocamino.org/

Conditions

  • Pilgrimage

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad de Zaragoza

    collaborator OTHER

  • Federal University of São Paulo

    collaborator OTHER

  • Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Javier García-Campayo, PhD · Universidad de Zaragoza

  • Joaquim Soler, PhD · Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau

  • Marcelo Demarzo, PhD · Univesidad Federal de Sao Paulo

  • Manu Mariño, MSc · Quietud Mindfulness Centre

  • Jesús Montero-Marin, PhD · Dharamsala Institute of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy

  • Albert Feliu-Soler, PhD · Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

  • Juan V Luciano, PhD · Fundació Sant Joan de Déu

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-06-01
Primary Completion
2020-06-30
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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