Online Wellness Intervention in Medical Students

University of Alberta

Status: Completed

Conditions: Wellbeing; Mind Body Therapy; Stress, Psychological

Treatments: Behavioral: Mind-body therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04612387

Pro00098576

Details and patient eligibility

About

Medical students are at high risk of stress. This project will test how well a 12-week stress reduction program works to reduce stress, anxiety and depression and improve well-being. The program is delivered online and each week is made of an introduction video, 7-8 minutes of yoga, 5-7 minutes of meditation and nutrition tips. At the beginning and the end of the 12-week research study, we will be using surveys to ask students about their stress, anxiety, depression, sense of control over their own life, quality of life, and pain levels. After the program, the research team will conduct interviews with the medical student to allow them to share their other feedback about the program. The researchers will also send surveys to the medical students one month after the program ends to asses their continued satisfaction with and adherence to the program.

Enrollment: 65 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Medical students in any year of medical school

Exclusion criteria

• Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Depression score >10
• Active psychosis
• Post-traumatic stress disorder or frequent suicidal ideation
• Major medical co-morbidity
• Inability to provide written informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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65 participants in 1 patient group

Mind-body Intervention arm

Experimental group

Description:

Online yoga, meditation and nutrition tips.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mind-body therapy