Effects of Meditation on Sleep Quality of Medical Students

NCT06342817 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: UFFS
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 136
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of an 8-week online mindfulness-based meditation program on quality sleep status of undergraduate students medicine in the city of Passo Fundo/RS and Chapecó/SC In addition to sleep quality, secondary outcomes such as mindfulness, symptoms of depression, stress, anxiety and burnout will also be assessed

Conditions

Sleep Disorder

Keywords

sleep disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in the quality of sleep of medical students on weeks 5, 9 and 17 by the PSQI and ESE

  \- PSQI (Pittsburgh Quality Sleep Index) - instrument consisting of 19 self-report questions categorized into seven components, graduated in scores from zero (no difficulty) to three (severe difficulty). The components of the PSQI are: C1 subjective sleep quality, C2 sleep latency, C3 sleep duration, C4 habitual sleep efficiency, C5 sleep changes, C6 use of sleeping medications C7 daytime sleep dysfunction. The sum of the values attributed to the seven components varies from zero to twenty-one in the total questionnaire score, indicating that the higher the number, the worse the sleep quality. A total score greater than five indicates that the individual is experiencing major dysfunction in at least two components, or moderate dysfunction in at least three components. ESE (Epworth Sleepiness Scale). This is a self-administered questionnaire that assesses the probability of falling asleep in eight situations involving daily activities, some of which are known to be highly soporific. The

  week 0, week 5, week 9 and week 17

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Change in the awareness of medical students on weeks 5, 9 and 17 by the MAAS

  week 0, week 5, week 9 and week 17

• Change in the depression, anxiety and stress symptoms of medical students on weeks 5, 9 and 17 by the DASS-21

  week 0, week 5, week 9 and week 17

• Change in the burnout symptoms of medical students on weeks 5, 9 and 17 by CBI-S

  week 0, week 5, week 9 and week 17

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in the intervention group will attend 8 weekly online meetings lasting approximately 60 minutes each (generally structured in an initial 10 minutes for questions about the practices, 15-20 minutes of exposition on the central theme of the meeting, 5-10 minutes for class practice, 10-15 minutes for post-practice inquiry, 5 minutes for explanation of the week's informal practice and audios for daily practice). Audio in mp3 of the practice carried out at each meeting will be provided to maintain daily individual practice during the week. An online questionnaire related to weekly practices will also be left at the beginning of each meeting.

Behavioral: online mindfulness based meditation program

control group

NO INTERVENTION

In the control group there will be no intervention. Participants will only participate in the initial meeting explaining the study design and their role in it, inviting them to complete the questionnaires at the same time as the intervention group. They will commit to not receiving any intervention and will be asked not to participate in any meditation or mindfulness sessions during the period of application of the POMBM to the intervention group (8 weeks). After the end of this period, it will be offered the possibility to take the POMBM as they wish.

Interventions

online mindfulness based meditation program BEHAVIORAL

Participants in the intervention group will attend 8 weekly online meetings lasting approximately 60 minutes each (generally structured in an initial 10 minutes for questions about the practices, 15-20 minutes of exposition on the central theme of the meeting, 5-10 minutes for class practice, 10-15 minutes for post-practice inquiry, 5 minutes for explanation of the week's informal practice and audios for daily practice). Audio in mp3 of the practice carried out at each meeting will be provided to maintain daily individual practice during the week. An online questionnaire related to weekly practices will also be left at the beginning of each meeting.

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Interest in participating in the study; over 18 years old; both genders; being duly registered in the Medicine course at Passo Fundo or Chapecó's faculties, from the 1st to 12th phase of the course

You may not qualify if:

• Have participated in another course or workshop on meditation in the last 4 weeks in addition to the invitation to study; being an active practitioner of meditation, yoga, tai-chi, qui-gong (at least 6 months before the start of the study); previous medical diagnosis of cognitive, language or communication deficits; alcohol dependence and other chemical substances; previous medical diagnosis of a disorder with risk of suicide or attempt of previous suicide; previous medical diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder; previous medical diagnosis of depressive disorder currently untreated; previous medical diagnosis of schizophrenia or delusional/hallucinatory disorders; previous medical diagnosis of social anxiety (difficulty being in a classroom)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul: lead

Study Sites (1)

Universidade Federal Da Fronteira Sul

Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, 99010200, Brazil

RECRUITING

Related Publications (11)

• Azad MC, Fraser K, Rumana N, Abdullah AF, Shahana N, Hanly PJ, Turin TC. Sleep disturbances among medical students: a global perspective. J Clin Sleep Med. 2015 Jan 15;11(1):69-74. doi: 10.5664/jcsm.4370.

  PMID: 25515274 BACKGROUND

• BARROS, V. V. DE et al. Validity evidence of the brazilian version of the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, v. 28, n. 1, p. 87-95, mar. 2015.

  BACKGROUND

• Bertolazi AN, Fagondes SC, Hoff LS, Pedro VD, Menna Barreto SS, Johns MW. Portuguese-language version of the Epworth sleepiness scale: validation for use in Brazil. J Bras Pneumol. 2009 Sep;35(9):877-83. doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132009000900009. English, Portuguese.

  PMID: 19820814 BACKGROUND

• Bertolazi AN, Fagondes SC, Hoff LS, Dartora EG, Miozzo IC, de Barba ME, Barreto SS. Validation of the Brazilian Portuguese version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Sleep Med. 2011 Jan;12(1):70-5. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.04.020. Epub 2010 Dec 9.

  PMID: 21145786 BACKGROUND

• Boutron I, Moher D, Altman DG, Schulz KF, Ravaud P; CONSORT Group. Extending the CONSORT statement to randomized trials of nonpharmacologic treatment: explanation and elaboration. Ann Intern Med. 2008 Feb 19;148(4):295-309. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-148-4-200802190-00008.

  PMID: 18283207 BACKGROUND

• CAMPOS, J. A. D. B.; CARLOTTO, M. S.; MARÔCO, J. Copenhagen Burnout Inventory - student version: adaptation and transcultural validation for Portugal and Brazil. Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, v. 26, n. 1, p. 87-97, 2013.

  BACKGROUND

• Dawson AF, Brown WW, Anderson J, Datta B, Donald JN, Hong K, Allan S, Mole TB, Jones PB, Galante J. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for University Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. Appl Psychol Health Well Being. 2020 Jul;12(2):384-410. doi: 10.1111/aphw.12188. Epub 2019 Nov 19.

  PMID: 31743957 BACKGROUND

• Jiang A, Rosario M, Stahl S, Gill JM, Rusch HL. The Effect of Virtual Mindfulness-Based Interventions on Sleep Quality: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2021 Jul 23;23(9):62. doi: 10.1007/s11920-021-01272-6.

  PMID: 34297230 BACKGROUND

• Ong JC, Moore C. What do we really know about mindfulness and sleep health? Curr Opin Psychol. 2020 Aug;34:18-22. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2019.08.020. Epub 2019 Aug 24.

  PMID: 31539830 BACKGROUND

• Rusch HL, Rosario M, Levison LM, Olivera A, Livingston WS, Wu T, Gill JM. The effect of mindfulness meditation on sleep quality: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2019 Jun;1445(1):5-16. doi: 10.1111/nyas.13996. Epub 2018 Dec 21.

  PMID: 30575050 BACKGROUND

• Vignola RC, Tucci AM. Adaptation and validation of the depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS) to Brazilian Portuguese. J Affect Disord. 2014 Feb;155:104-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2013.10.031. Epub 2013 Oct 28.

  PMID: 24238871 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Sleep Wake Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Tiago T Simon

  Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Tiago T Simon, MD

CONTACT

+5554991843384; tiago.teixeira@uffs.edu.br

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Responders will be randomly randomized 1:1 and subsequently communicated whether they will participate in the intervention group or the control group.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Tiago Teixeira Simon

Model Details: Those students interested in participating in the study will leave their contact details (telephone and email) to the research coordinator, to whom it will be sent an online questionnaire containing the inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the free consent form through the Google forms platform. Collection instruments will only be made available after fulfilling the inclusion criteria and absence of exclusion criteria and agreement with the consent form. Responders will be randomly randomized 1:1 and subsequently communicated whether they will participate in the intervention group or the control group.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 26, 2024
• First Posted: April 2, 2024
• Study Start: October 18, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 30, 2024
• Study Completion: June 30, 2024
• Last Updated: April 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

BR (1)