Storytelling and Mindfulness for Graduate Student Wellbeing
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intervention for improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) graduate student wellbeing. Participants will be recruited from the University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student body. Data will be collected from participants for up to 2 years, and the investigators anticipate that the study will last for 4 years.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
18 or older
Current graduate student in a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) field at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
No significant experience with mindfulness practice
Disqualifiers
Under 18
Significant experience with mindfulness practice
Not a current graduate student in a STEM field at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Mindfulness Practice
BehavioralParticipants follow guided meditations in the Healthy Minds Program (HMP) mobile phone app for at least 15 min per day, for a total of 14 days.
Storytelling Workshop
BehavioralParticipants attend 1 (120 min) workshops, teaching them creative writing tools and giving them opportunities to apply those tools.
Treatment groups
250 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsGroup A: Control groupNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Intervention Group 1Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Intervention Group 2Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: Intervention Group 3Experimental treatment 2 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change from Baseline in Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire at 4 weeks
This survey is a measure of environmental, interpersonal, and self-awareness. It is a 39-item self-report questionnaire rated on a 1 to 5 scale from 1 (never or very rarely true) to 5 (very often or always true). Mean score from 1-5 is reported with higher scores indicating increased mindfulness.
Time frame
Baseline and 4 weeks2
Change from Baseline in Perceived stress scale at 4 weeks
This survey is a 21 question evaluation of perceived stress. It is a 14-item self-report questionnaire rated on a 1 (Never) to 4 (Very often) scale. Mean score from 1-4 is reported with higher scores indicating increased perception of stress.
Time frame
Baseline and 4 weeks3
Change from Baseline in WHO-5 Well-being Index at 4 weeks
This is a 5 question survey of well-being developed by the World Health Organization (WHO). It is a self-report questionnaire rated on a scale from 0 (At no time) to 5 (All the time). Mean score from 0-5 is reported with higher scores indicating greater well-being.
Time frame
Baseline and 4 weeks4
Change from Baseline in PROMIS Depression Questionnaire at 4 weeks
This survey is a measure of emotional distress/depressive symptoms available from PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System). It is a 4-tem self-report questionnaire rated from 1 (Never) to 5 (Always). Mean score from 1-5 is reported with higher scores indicating greater emotional distress/depressive symptoms.
Time frame
Baseline and 4 weeksSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov