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Mindfulness for Reducing Work-Related Stress

NCT07082491 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2025-07-24

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Summary

Work-related stress is a major contributor to absenteeism and reduces work productivity. Long-term chronic stress also has a detrimental impact on health and increases the risk of mental and physical illnesses. This underscores the urgency and need to find new approaches for the prevention and management of stress. Literature studies show that Mindfulness is an innovative and effective tool for managing stress in a variety of medical, social, and educational contexts. Mindfulness can be defined as a specific form of attention focused on the present moment, intentional and non-judgmental. Growing scientific evidence supports both the use and implementation of Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) in workplace settings to improve the ability to manage work-related stress and to enhance resilience. However, despite the increasing popularity and diffusion of MBIs, the biological mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of Mindfulness remain unclear.

The present study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program in improving physical and psychological well-being in a workplace setting (University of Siena). Specifically, this study will assess the impact of MBSR on stress reduction using an intervention adapted to the specific needs and requirements of the workplace.

Additionally, the investigators will investigate whether MBSR can influence psychological correlates and biological markers of stress (inflammatory markers) in these employees. The effectiveness of this intervention could lead to an improvement in employees' quality of life and health and to a reduction in the socioeconomic impact of stress.

Conditions

  • Work-Related Stress
  • Well-being
  • Inflammation Status
  • Employees of University

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness-based stress reduction

The intervention consists of 8 in-person sessions over a period of 8 weeks, with each session lasting about three hours, once per week, with an intensive full-day practice session lasting 7 hours. The instructors provide audio recordings at each session to be used as daily practice. The MBSR program is an introductory pathway to mindfulness practices that works through the systematic and continuous cultivation of specific mental states that foster a different relationship with stress.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Siena, Italy

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Pavia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-01
Primary Completion
2023-03-30
Completion
2023-03-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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