Internet-based Stress Reduction Training for Students (IBSR-stud)

March 31, 2015 updated by: Richard Branstrom, Karolinska Institutet

Internet-based Stress Reduction Training for Students - a Pilot Study

The main objective of the current study is to evaluate whether a mindfulness based intervention delivered online can provide an effective resource for increasing psychological well-being among students. In addition, explore potential mechanisms through which the training lead to improvements by means of mediational analyses, with hypothesized variables like positive/negative affect and attention regulation.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

88

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

  • Sweden
      • Stockholm, Sweden, 171 72
        • Karolinsk Institute

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 and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • current student
  • have an active e-mail account
  • regular use of the internet

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non-Swedish speaking

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: PREVENTION
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Online-MBSR
8 week mindfulness based stress reduction online
Behavioral: Online-MBSR
8 week mindfulness based stress reduction online
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Expressive Writing Online
Online distributed expressive writing intervention as active control
Behavioral: Expressive Writing Online
Online distributed expressive writing intervention as active control

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Psychological well-being
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8
Change over time
Baseline, Week 8

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Depression symptoms
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8
Change over time
Baseline, Week 8

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Health-related behaviors
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8
Change over time in proportion reporting binge drinking of alcohol past week (yes/no), and cigarette smoking past week (yes/no); both assessed though self-report questionnaire items.
Baseline, Week 8

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Richard Branstrom, PhD, Karolinska Institutet

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2014

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2014

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 10, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 12, 2014

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

February 14, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

April 1, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 31, 2015

Last Verified

March 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KI-MBSR-Pilot

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