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The purpose of this study is to determine whether mindfulness is useful as primary prevention for psychological health in highschool students, primarily related to stress, and whether mindfulness can improve cognitive function.
There is a general suspicion that stress and stress-related psychological disorders is growing in highschool students in Sweden. Mindfulness is a well researched therapeutical method for treating stress-related disorders. This study will first collect data on stress-related psychological symptoms by several well-validated surveys. The surveys will be made twice with 8 weeks in between to examine variability. After the second survey the population of highschool students will be randomly assigned to web-based mindfulness intervention, music relaxation intervention or control group. A third survey will be conducted after eight weeks of intervention and before and after an external stressor.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness | Active Comparator | Mindfulness intervention 10 minutes daily |
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| Music relaxation | Active Comparator | Music intervention 10 minutes daily |
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| Business as usual | No Intervention | No intervention - control group. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness intervention | Behavioral | Web-based guided mindfulness meditation 10 minutes daily |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Better mental health | Lower Global Severity Index (from SCL-90) intrapersonal change | Baseline to Eight weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Better sleep quality | Lower result on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index | Baseline to Eight weeks |
| Lower degree of perceived stress | Lower result on Perceived Stress Scale |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jan Sundquist, Professor/MD | Centrum för Primärvårdsforskning | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centrum för Primärvårdsforskning, Lunds Universitet | Malmö | Sweden |
| Type | Date | Date Unknown |
|---|---|---|
| Release | Nov 3, 2017 | |
| Reset | Aug 9, 2018 | |
| Release | Dec 21, 2018 | |
| Reset | Mar 29, 2019 | |
| Release | Feb 16, 2023 | |
| Reset | Nov 29, 2023 |
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| Release Date | Unrelease Date | Unrelease Date Unknown | Reset Date | MCP Release Number |
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| Nov 3, 2017 | Aug 9, 2018 | |||
| Dec 21, 2018 |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000092862 | Psychological Well-Being |
| ID | Term |
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| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Music relaxation | Behavioral | Music relaxation 10 minutes daily |
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| Baseline to Eight weeks |
| Cognitive enhancement | Shorter time on Trailmaking A and B as well as higher result on Symbol-Digit | Baseline to Eight weeks |
| Higher grades | Higher mean school grades | Baseline to 6 months |
| Lower sick leave | Less days of sick leave | Baseline to 6 months |
| Lower Neuroticism | Lower Neuroticism result on Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire | Baseline to Eight weeks |
| Mar 29, 2019 |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Nov 29, 2023 |