The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Sleep Quality and Perceived Stress

The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation on Sleep Quality and Perceived Stress of Students in Higher Education

Higher education students 18 years or older will participate in 8- virtual mindfulness meditation sessions over 3 to 4 weeks (minimum of 3 sessions per week). Each session will be 30 minutes long, 15 minutes for guided mindfulness meditation run by researchers, followed by a short discussion period to understand mindfulness meditation better. Before starting the mindfulness meditation session, baseline data will be collected.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Sleep
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Virtual mindfulness meditation

Detailed Description

Sleep consider a restorative occupation that affects other daily activities, such as academic performance. Mindfulness meditation may improve sleep quality and decrease perceived stress in higher education students. There is limited research on virtual mindfulness meditation involving sleep quality and perceived stress in higher education students. The researchers will measure changes in sleep quality and perceived stress after participants completed 8- virtual mindfulness meditation sessions using PSQI, PSS, and the Fitbit Inspire 2™.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 30
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Pennsylvania
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
      • University of the Sciences

Participation Criteria

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:

• Must be a student at the University of the Sciences
• 18 years or older and fluent in English
• Students must have access to a device with internet connection and Zoom capabilities
• Students must have a smartphone to download the Fitbit®: Health & Wellness application.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students who do not attend the University of the Sciences
• Students do not have access to an internet connection and an electronic device
• Students do not comprehend and speak English
• Students under the age of 18 years old

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Virtual mindfulness meditation	Other: Virtual mindfulness meditation; Subjects will participate in 30 minutes of a virtual mindfulness meditation session, totaling eight sessions.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	The PSQI is a nine-question, self-report index that assesses quality of sleep. The questionnaire is made up of scaled responses from 0-3; 0 is not during the past month, 1 is less than once a week, 2 is once or twice a week, and 3 is three or more times a week. If the individual scores higher than a 5 overall, it is an indication of poor sleep quality.	10 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)	The PSS is a self-report, ten question scale that measures perceived stress. This assessment uses a five-point Likert type scale to record responses. Responses range from 0, indicating "never" to 4, indicating "very often". A higher total score indicates higher perceived stress. Questions are general and ask about stressors in the last month.	10 minutes

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Fitbit Inspire 2	Fitbit device track sleep within participants natural environment. The Fitbit Inspire 2 collects data on all stages of sleep throughout night, which helps to calculate sleep efficiency.	up to 5 weeks or until study completion

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 17, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 31, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): July 31, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 1, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 11, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): February 23, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): August 29, 2022
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 26, 2022
• Last Verified: August 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Sleep, perceived stress, higher education, mindfulness meditation
• Other Study ID Numbers: 1519081-3

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No