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Acceptability and Feasibility of an 8-week Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Program Among Undergraduate Students

NCT05114824 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2022-01-11

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Summary

Mental health problems -particularly depression- are the main cause of morbidity in young people (1), which has a known association with different health and social problems, such as increased alcohol consumption and drug dependence, adolescent pregnancy, school dropouts , criminal behavior, self-harm, and even suicide (2-4). MBCT is an intervention that has been shown to reduce depression, stress and anxiety in the adult and university population; however, its duration and time demands make it difficult to implement. The available evidence of mindfulness interventions in university students is heterogeneous, with various methodological flaws, and is based on self-applied programs such as Mindful Mood Balance (MMB), without the participation of instructors.

The current study aim to explore the acceptability and feasibility of an intervention based on a Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) program with training in mindfulness strategies for 8 weeks. The adapted MBCT intervention will consist of eight weekly group sessions of 1 hour and 30 minutes, led by a certified instructor, to address the depressive and anxiety symptoms in the university population. In addition, the intervention will be complemented with the inclusion of audiovisual material, aimed at guiding self-applied daily exercises.

Conditions

  • Stress, Psychological
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression, Unipolar

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

The intervention is based on a mixed MBCT program with training in mindfulness strategies for 8 weeks. The adapted MBCT intervention will consist of eight weekly group sessions of 1 hour and 30 minutes, led by a certified instructor, to address the symptoms in the university population. In addition, complemented with the inclusion of audiovisual material, aimed at guiding self-applied daily exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministerio de Educación, Chile

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Universidad de los Andes, Chile

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jorge Gaete Olivares, MD, PhD · Universidad de Los Andes

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-23
Primary Completion
2021-12-30
Completion
2022-03-31

Countries

  • Chile

Study Locations

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