Heartfulness Meditation to Improve Resilience Among Health Care Students: A 90 Day Program

NCT04790162 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 20-2951
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This investigation will examine the feasibility of delivery and effect on resilience, depression and anxiety of a 90-day Heartfulness Practice delivered virtually for health care students. It is hypothesized that by providing this program on-line, students will be able to attend easily and complete the sessions. It is also hypothesized that those students who participate in the meditation program will increase resilience.

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1; Stress, Psychological; Depression; Anxiety

Keywords

Resiliency; Meditation; Health Care Student; Heartfulness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Feasibility as measured by the Number of Meditation Sessions Completed

  Number of Meditation Sessions Completed-logged in RedCap

  90 days

• Change in Resilience as measured by Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC)

  25 item self-report questionnaire developed to quantify resilience and the impact of psychoeducation and resilience therapy techniques. Total scores range from 0-100 with higher scores indicating greater levels of resilience. The CD-RISC has been used in a variety of populations.

  Baseline, 45 days, 90 days

• Change in Anxiety/Depression as measured by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)

  14-item screening scale developed to indicate the potential presence of anxiety and depression. HADS consists of a 7-item anxiety subscale and a 7-item depression subscale. The HADS has good validity and reliability and has been studied in a variety of populations

  Baseline, 45 days, 90 days

• Acceptability as measured by the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ-8)

  8-item measure of satisfaction that is rated on a 4-point Likert scale and has a score range from 8 to 32. Higher scores indicate greater levels of satisfaction. For this study, we will assign 3 levels of satisfaction: 1) dissatisfied or least satisfied (score 8-16); 2) satisfied (score 17-30); and 3) very satisfied (score 31-32)The CSQ-8 has good test-retest reliability, internal consistency and sensitivity to treatment

  45 days, 90 days

Study Arms (2)

Meditation Intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Heartfulness meditation

Behavioral: Heartfulness Meditation

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Wait listed control group

Interventions

Heartfulness Meditation BEHAVIORAL

Heartfulness meditation with a trainer provided virtually

Meditation Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Men and women ages 20-70
• Student in one of the health care programs on the Anschutz Medical Campus at the University of Colorado.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who are currently engaged in any formal meditation practice (e.g., Transcendental Meditation, Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, (MBSR) more than once per week
• Unable to use the technology without special accommodations.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Colorado, Denver: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Colorado Anschutz

Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stress, Psychological; Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Robyn Gisbert

  University of Colorado, Denver

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Robyn Gisbert

CONTACT

3037249361; robyn.gisbert@cuanschutz.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This is a randomized mixed methods (i.e., quantitative and qualitative methodology) intervention study with an experimental meditation group (HEART) and a wait-listed control group (CON). The wait-listed group will be offered the meditation after the 90-day data point.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 4, 2021
• First Posted: March 10, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2024
• Study Completion: April 1, 2024
• Last Updated: August 16, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)