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Storytelling and Mindfulness for Student Burnout

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Jo Handelsman, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Madison

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, year one - semester one, year one - semester two, year two - semester one, year two - semester two

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial evaluates an intervention to improve wellbeing of STEM grad students from UW Madison over 4 years. Data collected for 2 years.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for STEM graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who are 18 or older and have little to no experience with mindfulness practices. It aims to help those feeling burnt out, depressed, or anxious.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests whether storytelling workshops and mindfulness practice can improve wellbeing among grad students. Participants will be observed over a period of up to two years within the four-year duration of the trial.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-medical interventions like storytelling and mindfulness, significant physical side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort when engaging in these activities.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, year one - semester one, year one - semester two, year two - semester one, year two - semester two

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, year one - semester one, year one - semester two, year two - semester one, year two - semester two

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, year one - semester one, year one - semester two, year two - semester one, year two - semester two for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change from Baseline in Academic Persistence Inventory at 4 weeks

Change from Baseline in Academic Working Alliance Inventory at 4 weeks

Change from Baseline in Copenhagen Burnout Inventory at 4 weeks

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention groupExperimental Treatment2 Interventions

Mindfulness and storytelling workshop intervention plus survey

Group II: Control groupActive Control1 Intervention

Survey only, no mindfulness/storytelling intervention

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Mindfulness Practice

2023

N/A

~370

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Wisconsin, MadisonLead Sponsor

1,189 Previous Clinical Trials

3,169,296 Total Patients Enrolled

22 Trials studying Depression

10,035 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Jo Handelsman, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

Media Library

Mindfulness Practice Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05826860 — N/A

Depression Research Study Groups: Intervention group, Control group

Depression Clinical Trial 2023: Mindfulness Practice Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05826860 — N/A

Mindfulness Practice 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05826860 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

How many participants are currently signed up for this clinical experiment?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov shows that this clinical trial is accepting recruits as of now, with its original listing posted on March 10th 2023 and the most recent edit made on April 21st 2023. This study requires 250 individuals from a single location to take part in it."

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Is recruitment of participants still underway for this research endeavor?

"That is correct. According to records hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial initiated recruitment efforts on March 10th 2023 and updated its information most recently in April 21st 2023. The research group needs 250 people at a single site for their study."

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Recent research and studies

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Storytelling and Mindfulness for Graduate Student Wellbeing

2023. "Storytelling and Mindfulness for Graduate Student Wellbeing". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05826860.

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