Walking for Stress Reduction

February 20, 2018 updated by: Benno Brinkhaus, Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Effectiveness of Mindfulness Walking on Stress Reduction

The effectiveness of a mindfulness walking program is tested in subjects with a high level of subjectively perceived stress.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

74

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
      • Berlin, Germany, 10117
        • Charite University Berlin

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy men and women between 18 and 65 years
  • Increased level of stress (visual analog scale >40 mm (0-100))

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Regular walking training in the last 6 weeks
  • Medical therapy with psychopharmacological drugs
  • Regular mindfulness based meditations/exercises in the last 6 weeks
  • CAM therapies against stress in the last 6 weeks
  • medium or severe chronic diseases
  • Stress due to chronic diseases
  • Acute disease at inclusion
  • Not being able to walk

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mindfulness walking
Behavioral: Mindfulness Walking
Mindful walking in a small group twice a week for 60 minutes within 4 weeks.
No Intervention: No intervention (waiting list)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Cohens Perceived Stress Scale 14 Items
Time Frame: 4 weeks
4 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Quality of Life (SF 36)
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks
Baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks
Subjective Stress Level (Visual Analogue Scale)
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks
Baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks
Assessment of effect on a Likert - Scale
Time Frame: 4 weeks, 12 weeks
4 weeks, 12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 24, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 29, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

October 30, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

February 22, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 20, 2018

Last Verified

February 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Walking_Stress_Reduction

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