Brief Mindfulness Meditation Course to Reduce Stress in Healthcare Professionals

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Conditions studied: Stress, Professional, Stress, Psychological

In brief

Stress among healthcare professionals is well documented. Untreated stress can lead to anxiety, depression, substance use, and suicide. The use of mindfulness-based programs to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing, among health care professionals, has increased with promising results. Typical mindfulness-based programs are 30 hours in length across 9 sessions. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a shorter and more practical program that could be offered during work hours to health care professionals at the NIH Clinical Center. The program will be delivered in five weekly 1.5 hour sessions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03781336

Run by

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)

People needed

82

Starts

2017-10-01

Expected to finish

2018-06-15

Last updated by the study team

2021-05-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any National Institutes of Health (NIH) employee, contractor, or trainee willing and able to participate in a 5-week mindfulness-based self-care course during the work day.
• English speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Persons with medical and psychiatric conditions were advised to consult with their health care practitioners prior to enrollment.

Where it is running

• National Institutes of Health — Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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