Are Mindfulness Programs in the Workplace Effective at Reducing Stress

NCT04425356 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: LifeXT2019
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 250
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 3

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to determine whether a mindfulness coaching program was efficacious at reducing work stress, improving psychological and physical health outcomes, and improving work outcomes. The target population is employed adults (18 years and older) working in the industries of media, consulting, and healthcare.

Conditions

Mindfulness; Occupational Stress

Keywords

Resilience, Psychological; Energy Level; Empathy; Emotional Intelligence; Satisfaction with Relationships; Happiness; Sleep Quality; Physical Health; Presenteeism; Focus; Collective Efficacy; Job Satisfaction; Job Engagement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Mindfulness

  Mindfulness is assessed using the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) consisting of 15 items. Higher scores reflect higher levels of dispositional mindfulness. The scale has been validated in college, working adult, and cancer patient populations (Brown and Ryan, 2003). The scale range was changed from 1-6 to 1-7 when adapted and added into the LIFE XT personal health assessment.

  Assessed at baseline

• Mindfulness

  Mindfulness is assessed using the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) consisting of 15 items. Higher scores reflect higher levels of dispositional mindfulness. The scale has been validated in college, working adult, and cancer patient populations (Brown and Ryan, 2003). The scale range was changed from 1-6 to 1-7 when adapted and added into the LIFE XT personal health assessment.

  Assessed immediately post-intervention (4 moths after baseline)

• Mindfulness

  Mindfulness is assessed using the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) consisting of 15 items. Higher scores reflect higher levels of dispositional mindfulness. The scale has been validated in college, working adult, and cancer patient populations (Brown and Ryan, 2003). The scale range was changed from 1-6 to 1-7 when adapted and added into the LIFE XT personal health assessment.

  Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention)

• Stress

  Stress is assessed using 4 items from the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The PSS has demonstrated internal consistency and validity (Cohen, 1983). The PSS asks respondents to indicate how often they felt or thought a certain way during a specified time period (i.e., over the last 2 weeks). Examples of items include, "how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life," and "how often have you felt that things were going your way." The sale range was changed from 1-5 to 1-7 when adapted and added into the LIFE XT personal health assessment. Higher scores reflect higher levels of perceived stress.

  Assessed at baseline

• Stress

  Stress is assessed using 4 items from the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The PSS has demonstrated internal consistency and validity (Cohen, 1983). The PSS asks respondents to indicate how often they felt or thought a certain way during a specified time period (i.e., over the last 2 weeks). Examples of items include, "how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life," and "how often have you felt that things were going your way." The sale range was changed from 1-5 to 1-7 when adapted and added into the LIFE XT personal health assessment. Higher scores reflect higher levels of perceived stress.

  Assessed immediately post-intervention (4 moths after baseline)

• Stress

  Stress is assessed using 4 items from the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). The PSS has demonstrated internal consistency and validity (Cohen, 1983). The PSS asks respondents to indicate how often they felt or thought a certain way during a specified time period (i.e., over the last 2 weeks). Examples of items include, "how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life," and "how often have you felt that things were going your way." The sale range was changed from 1-5 to 1-7 when adapted and added into the LIFE XT personal health assessment. Higher scores reflect higher levels of perceived stress.

  Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention)

Secondary Outcomes (36)

• Energy

  Assessed at baseline

• Energy

  Assessed immediately post-intervention (4 months after baseline)

• Energy

  Assessed at follow-up (3 months post intervention)

• Empathy

  Assessed at baseline

• Empathy

  Assessed immediately post-intervention (4 months after baseline)

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will receive the LifeXT program

Behavioral: LifeXT Program

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Wait-list control group that receives the LifeXT program after the conclusion of the study

Interventions

LifeXT Program BEHAVIORAL

The intervention involves participation in and completion of the 4-month LIFEXT program, including: A baseline 15-20 minute health assessment administered online, a 50 minute introductory, one-on-one telephonic coaching session, four 50 minute one-on-one telephonic coaching sessions, optional coaching session follow-up activities (such as videos, practice exercises, and reading materials), and a post-intervention 15-20 minute health assessment administered online.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Employees who are eligible to take the company's health risk assessment and/or biometric screening
• Employees who are eligible for medical health benefits

Sponsors & Collaborators

• American Heart Association: lead
• Life Cross Training: collaborator

Study Sites (3)

Navicent Health

Macon, Georgia, 31201, United States

Location

Spark Foundry

Chicago, Illinois, 60601, United States

Location

The Leo Burnett Media Agency

Chicago, Illinois, 60601, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Occupational Stress; Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Occupational Diseases; Stress, Psychological; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Sleep Disorders, Intrinsic; Dyssomnias; Sleep Wake Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Chris Calitz, MPP

  American Heart Association

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: The primary investigator and team (including those involved with the data analysis) have no knowledge of which participants were assigned to intervention or control groups. Group assignment was conducted by Life Cross Training independently of the AHA investigation team. Participants are not blinded to their group assignment.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Three experimental groups (1 from each of the 3 different implementation sites) will receive the intervention while 3 control groups will not. The control groups will be placed on a waitlist to receive the intervention once the study period is complete.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2020
• First Posted: June 11, 2020
• Study Start: April 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2020
• Study Completion: December 31, 2020
• Last Updated: June 11, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (3)