Mindfulness and Intercare Based Intervention for Medicine Students (MIIM)

University Diego Portales

Status: Completed

Conditions: Depressive Symptoms; Mental Health Wellness 1; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychoeducational based intervention; Other: General curricular intervention; Behavioral: Mindfulness, compassion and intercare based Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05011955

06-2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effects of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic on health, economy and social network has an impact on mental health, specially students. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief online mindfulness, compassion and intercare based intervention in medicine students in Santiago de Chile.

Randomized controlled trial was conducted. Enrolled participants were randomly assigned to 1) a mindfulness, compassion and intercare based intervention, 2) a psychoeducational intervention or 3) waiting list. Both intervention lasted 1 hour per week for 4 weeks. Academic flexibility, breaks and individual psychological help was offered to the whole group. An online assessment of well being, anxiety and depression symptoms was completed at the beginning, 1 month and 3 month.

Enrollment: 360 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Medicine Students
• 1st to 7th class year

Exclusion criteria

• Recent Grief
• Severe acute depression disorder
• Active suicidal ideation
• Active Psychosis
• Active addiction
• Post Traumatic Stres Disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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360 participants in 3 patient groups

Mindfulness, compassion and intercare based Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Four week, one hour peer week, online group intervention plus home work based on mindfulness, compassion and intercare based programs.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness, compassion and intercare based Intervention

Other: General curricular intervention

Psychoeducational based intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

Four week, one hour peer week, online group intervention plus home work based on psychoeducation about stress, anxiety, selfcare and effective communication.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychoeducational based intervention

Other: General curricular intervention

General curricular intervention

Other group

Description:

All participants were offered psychological sessions if a high score on depression or anxiety symptoms were detected. Participants also have academic breaks of two week per semester, apart from holidays, and academic flexibility in submitting work, attending practical activities and taking exams.

Treatment:

Other: General curricular intervention