The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Sleep Quality and Perceived Stress

NCT05253092 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1519081-3
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Higher education students 18 years or older will participate in 8- virtual mindfulness meditation sessions over 3 to 4 weeks (minimum of 3 sessions per week). Each session will be 30 minutes long, 15 minutes for guided mindfulness meditation run by researchers, followed by a short discussion period to understand mindfulness meditation better. Before starting the mindfulness meditation session, baseline data will be collected.

Conditions

Sleep

Keywords

Sleep, perceived stress, higher education, mindfulness meditation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)

  The PSQI is a nine-question, self-report index that assesses quality of sleep. The questionnaire is made up of scaled responses from 0-3; 0 is not during the past month, 1 is less than once a week, 2 is once or twice a week, and 3 is three or more times a week. If the individual scores higher than a 5 overall, it is an indication of poor sleep quality.

  10 minutes

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

  10 minutes

Other Outcomes (1)

• Fitbit Inspire 2

  up to 5 weeks or until study completion

Study Arms (1)

Virtual mindfulness meditation

OTHER

Other: Virtual mindfulness meditation

Interventions

Virtual mindfulness meditation OTHER

Subjects will participate in 30 minutes of a virtual mindfulness meditation session, totaling eight sessions.

Virtual mindfulness meditation

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Must be a student at the University of the Sciences
• years or older and fluent in English
• Students must have access to a device with internet connection and Zoom capabilities
• Students must have a smartphone to download the Fitbit®: Health \& Wellness application.

You may not qualify if:

• Students who do not attend the University of the Sciences
• Students do not have access to an internet connection and an electronic device
• Students do not comprehend and speak English
• Students under the age of 18 years old

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of the Sciences in Philadelphia: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of the Sciences

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2022
• First Posted: February 23, 2022
• Study Start: January 17, 2022
• Primary Completion: July 31, 2022
• Study Completion: July 31, 2022
• Last Updated: August 29, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)