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Mindfulness in a College Physiology Course

NCT06423053 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 89

Last updated 2026-04-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This proposed study aims to evaluate whether integrating mindfulness into an undergraduate biology course (Mindful Physiology) influences students' trait and applied mindfulness, well-being, and physiological stress reactivity.

The primary questions are

1. Would completing the Mindful Physiology course increase applied mindfulness?
2. Would completing the class increase trait mindfulness?
3. Would completing the class increase subjective well-being?
4. Would completing the class reduce physiological stress response to an acute social stressor?

Conditions

  • Mindfulness
  • Stress
  • Well-being

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Biology Course with Integrated Mindfulness

The intervention, Mindful Physiology, is an undergraduate-level biology course embedded with mindfulness practices. Over 10 weeks, students attend 19 110-minute sessions that combine didactic lectures, labs, and quizzes with \~20 minutes of mindfulness practice daily, in the tradition of Thích Nhất Hạnh's Plum Village Zen Buddhism. Students complete daily mindfulness logs (credited regardless of duration) and weekly reflections on course content or practice. Students are encouraged to practice for 15 minutes daily outside of class, at least 5 days a week. They are also required to attend a group mindfulness session of 30 mins or longer each week. Students are required to attend either a 4.5-hour on-campus mindfulness retreat or a two-day (16-hour) on-campus mindfulness retreat.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dartmouth College

    collaborator OTHER

  • Trustees of Dartmouth College

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Diane Gilbert-Diamond, ScD · Dartmouth College

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-03-30
Primary Completion
2026-06-03
Completion
2026-09-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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