Student Stress Levels and Management Through Meditation
Physical Therapist Doctoral Student Stress Levels and Management Through Meditation
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The professional program in Physical Therapy is rigorous and demanding on students, resulting in high levels of fatigue, stress, and sleep disturbance that can impact student performance and wellbeing. This project seeks to investigate ways to reduce student stress, monitor their quality of sleep and possibly enhance their learning through the practice of meditation.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2015
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 18, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 1, 2016
CompletedFebruary 11, 2019
February 1, 2019
1.2 years
April 18, 2016
February 7, 2019
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Change in Blood Pressure
Omron HEM 907XL professional automatic blood pressure monitor used at baseline and at 8 weeks post intervention
8 weeks
Change in Perceived Stress Survey Questionnaire
10-Item standardized survey tool for perceived stress level
At baseline and at 8 weeks post intervention
Change in Sleep Hygiene utilizing PSQI survey
PSQI sleep survey administered 3 times during the study (baseline, 4 weeks and 8 weeks)
survey at baseline, 1 month and at conclusion of 8 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Meditation Group
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in the experimental group are practicing a mantra-based meditation twice daily for 20 minutes over the 8 week intervention period to reduce stress and blood pressure and enhance quality of sleep.
Control Group
NO INTERVENTIONControl group participants will continue their normal activities and not add any form of meditation during the study period.
Interventions
twice daily 20 minute mantra-based meditation practice for 8 weeks
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Graduate student in the first year of the Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) program at California State University, Northridge (CSUN)
You may not qualify if:
- Taking blood pressure or sleep medication; or already currently practicing a daily meditation.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
California State University, Northridge
Northridge, California, 91330-8411, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Beth J Phillips, PT, DPA
Full Professor
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 18, 2016
First Posted
July 1, 2016
Study Start
January 1, 2015
Primary Completion
April 1, 2016
Study Completion
April 1, 2016
Last Updated
February 11, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-02