Mind-Body Skills Group for Graduate Students
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorWeill Medical College of Cornell University
About this trial
Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group (I-MBS-G) is an 8-week group that teaches skills to build inner resources for effective mood management. This group incorporates a holistic approach to wellness through meditation and mindfulness practices, guided imagery, breath and body awareness, and relaxation techniques. Mind-body approaches have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing stress mood symptoms and improving quality of life. The study hypothesis is that the Mind-Body Skills taught in the group will reduce mood symptoms in graduate and medical students.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Students screened and admitted to the Student Mental Health Program.
Age 18 or older
A score of ≥ 4 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7)
Able to attend weekly meeting times
Disqualifiers
Active SI
Current mania
Active psychosis
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group
BehavioralIntegrative-Mind-Body Skills Group (I-MBS-G) is an 8-week group that teaches skills to build inner resources for effective mood management. This group incorporates a holistic approach to wellness through meditation and mindfulness practices, guided imagery, breath and body awareness, relaxation techniques, self-reflection, and mindfulness-based cognitive-behavioral skills. Mind-body approaches have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing stress mood symptoms and improving quality of life.
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Integrative-Mind-Body Skills GroupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
The Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group program evaluation measures the acceptability of the Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group Program.
The Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group program evaluation is a quantitative self-report survey assessing the acceptability of the Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group measured at Week 9. The Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group evaluation uses three items measured on a 5-point Likert scale and one item measured on a 3-point Likert scale. Score range: 4- 18; acceptability = a sum score of 14 or greater; unacceptability = a sum score of 4.
Time frame
Week 92
The Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group program evaluation measures the feasibility of the Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group Program.
The Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group program evaluation is a quantitative self-report survey assessing the feasibility of the Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group measured at Week 9. To evaluate the feasibility of the Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group, the number of sessions attended is measured by one item. There are eight sessions in the program. Score range: 1- 8; feasibility = score of 5 sessions or greater.
Time frame
Week 9Secondary outcomes
1
Change from Baseline (week 0) in Anxiety symptoms as measured in the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) at Weeks 9 and 13.
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale is a validated, self-report instrument assessing the severity of anxiety symptoms across the previous two weeks. Score range: 0-21; minimal anxiety 0-4; mild anxiety 5-9; moderate 10-14; Moderately severe depression 15-10; Severe anxiety - a score greater than 15. Change = (Week 13 score - Week 0 score). Change = (Week 9 score - Week 0 score).
Time frame
Week 0, Week 9 and Week 13Other outcomes
1
Change from Baseline (week 0) in Depressive symptoms as measured on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) at Weeks 9 and 13.
The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a validated, self-report instrument assessing the severity of depressive symptoms across the previous two weeks. Score range: 0-27; minimal depression 0-4; mild depression 5-9; moderate depression 10-14; Moderately severe depression 15-10; Severe depression 20-27. Change = (Week 13 score - Week 0 score). Change = (Week 9 score - Week 0 score).
Time frame
Week 0, Week 9 and Week 13Sponsors and contacts
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