Bringing the Practice of Mindfulness Into Nature - Preventing Mental Fatigue in Healthcare Professionals.

VIA University College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Inflammation; Stress, Physiological; Stress, Psychological

Treatments: Behavioral: Mindfulness

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02867657

H-15010925

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine whether a five day mindfulness retreat in nature can increase measures of attention and self-compassion, and reduce stress among bachelor students at Danish Universities and University Colleges. Secondary whether the expression of inflammatory markers can be reduced .

It is the hypothesis that perceived stress is reduced and the expression of genetic markers of inflammation is reduced after a five day mindfulness retreat.

Enrollment: 93 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Bachelor student at a Danish University or University College
• A score of 16 or above on the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Exclusion criteria

• Smoking
• Psychiatric diagnosis (depression, anxiety, adjustment disorder, PTSD, personality disorder, psychosis).
• Untreated ADHD, autism, abuse and risk of suicide

Trial design

93 participants in 3 patient groups

Mindfulness in nature

Experimental group

Description:

A five day mindfulness retreat in nature

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness

Mindfulness indoor

Active Comparator group

Description:

A five day mindfulness retreat indoor

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness

Wait list control

No Intervention group

Description:

A wait list control group, that 6 months later is offered a two-day mindfulness retreat in nature