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Mindfulness for Depression

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Marc-Antoine Landry, MD
Research Sponsored by University of Alberta
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 change from recruitment to 3 months after the online mindfulness course
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial looks at the effects of online mindfulness on medical students' and residents' depression, anxiety, stress, and burnout.

Eligible Conditions
  • Depression
  • Mindfulness
  • Stress
  • Anxiety

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~from the end of the online mindfulness elective until three months after
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from the end of the online mindfulness elective until three months after 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 in anxiety symptoms time 1
Change in anxiety symptoms time 2
Change in burnout symptoms time 1
+7 more
Secondary outcome measures
Duration of Mindfulness practice 1
Duration of Mindfulness practice 2
Frequency of Mindfulness practice 1
+1 more

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Resident cohortExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Medical residents
Group II: Pre-clerkship cohortExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
First- and second-year medical students
Group III: Clerkship cohortExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Third- and fourth-year medical students
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Mindfulness
2014
Completed Phase 3
~2670

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of AlbertaLead Sponsor
886 Previous Clinical Trials
384,734 Total Patients Enrolled
18 Trials studying Depression
8,834 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Marc-Antoine Landry, MDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Alberta
2 Previous Clinical Trials
92 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Depression
92 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Media Library

Mindfulness Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04497909 — N/A
Depression Research Study Groups: Clerkship cohort, Pre-clerkship cohort, Resident cohort
Depression Clinical Trial 2023: Mindfulness Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04497909 — N/A
Mindfulness 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04497909 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

What is the current enrollment figure for this trial?

"Affirmative. The clinical trial website reflects that the study is currently enrolling participants, having been initially posted on May 1st 2021 and most recently revised on September 9th 2022. This medical research requires 90 people to be recruited from a single site."

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Is this research still welcoming volunteers?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov shows that this research trial, first posted on May 1st 2021, is accepting volunteers presently. 90 participants are being accepted from a single medical centre."

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Is this research study accepting participants who are of legal age?

"This particular medical trial only admits participants aged between 18 and 100. However, there are alternative studies that cater to minors under the age of 18 or elderly people older than 65; 239 trials for those younger than 18 and 1068 for seniors above 65."

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What are the objectives of this particular experiment?

"The objective of this clinical trial, running from recruitment to 3 months post-online mindfulness course completion, is to measure changes in stress levels. Secondary outcomes include the duration and frequency of both Mindfulness practice 1 and 2."

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Who is eligible to participate in this scientific experiment?

"This study requires that participants be aged 18 to 100 and already have a mindfulness practice. Additionally, they must fulfill the prerequisites of being an enrolled medical student who is registered for the online mindfulness elective course."

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Who else is applying?

How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
University of Alberta
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Met criteria
What state do they live in?
Washington
~11 spots leftby Apr 2025