Effectiveness of MBSR Among Teachers at Upper Secondary Schools and Schools of Health and Social Care

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of online Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction among school teachers in Danish upper secondary schools and schools of health and social care on mental well-being in the teachers and their students. The study is a cluster-randomised trial including 43 schools; 76 teachers; 1.000 students.

Official Title
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Effectiveness of Online Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Among Teachers at Upper Secondary Schools and Schools of Health and Social Care

Conditions
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Stress Reduction, Mental Well-being

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Online MBSR


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: School teacher at a Danish upper secondary school or school of health and social care that commit to participate in a trial aiming to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based mindfulness programme. Exclusion Criteria: acute treatment-demanding clinical depression or a diagnosis of psychosis or schizophrenia abuse of alcohol, drugs, medicine
Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Online MBSR<br>MBSR according to international standards (2.5 hours group session once a week in 8 weeks; a silence retreat day; and 45-60 minutes homework six days a week). Content in accordance with MBSR curriculum. | Behavioral: Online MBSR<br>* Described previously<br>|
| No Intervention: Wait-list control<br>Usual practice | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Perceived Stress Scale | Change in perceived stress among the school teachers | 6 months from baseline | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Perceived Stress Scale | Change in perceived stress among the school teachers | post MBSR (8 weeks from baseline) and 12 months from baseline | 
| Brief Resilience Scale | Change in resilience among the school teachers | post MBSR (8 weeks from baseline), 6 and 12 months from baseline | 
| Symptom Check List - 5 | Change in symptoms of anxiety and depression among the school teachers | post MBSR (8 weeks from baseline), 6 and 12 months from baseline | 
| WHO-5 | Change in well-being among the school teachers | post MBSR (8 weeks from baseline), 6 and 12 months from baseline | 
| Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire-15 | Change in mindfulness among the school teachers | post MBSR (8 weeks from baseline), 6 and 12 months from baseline | 
| Amsterdam Resting State Questionnaire | Change in resting state among the school teachers | post MBSR (8 weeks from baseline), 6 and 12 months from baseline |