Clinical trial NCT04722367: Being Present With Art: The Impact of Mindful Engagement With Art on Awareness and Connection
Official title: Being Present With Art: The Impact of Mindful Engagement With Art on Awareness and Connection
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Stress
Keywords: art pedagogy
mindfulness
Lead sponsor: Yale University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-01-25
Enrollment: 45
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to observe and measure the impact of mindfulness and art pedagogy on stress levels amongst students.

Detailed description: This study uses a waitlist control design. Participants will be randomly assigned to either session one or session two.

Regardless if they are registered for Session One or Session Two, each participant will be invited to self-report their stress levels, feelings of being aware of the present moment, and feelings of connection and belonging on a weekly basis. There will be a follow-up survey at the end of Session One and Session Two to compare changes between participants who have already received the intervention and those who have not. In this way, Session One participants act as a control group. This follow-up survey will be utilized once again after Session Two finishes in order to examine whether there is a lasting impact on Session One participants.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Yale student
* 18 years of age or older
* Must complete all survey measures
* Must be available Mondays 5-6 pm EST in October and November

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not a Yale student
* Not 18 years of age or older
* Does not complete all survey measures
* Not available Mondays 5-6 pm EST in October and November

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in stress from Impact of Being Present with Art Intervention
timeFrame: Baseline, 4 weeks
measure: Change in mindfulness from Impact of Being Present with Art Intervention
timeFrame: Baseline, 4 weeks
measure: Change in Connectedness from Impact of Being Present with Art Intervention
timeFrame: Baseline, 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Longitudinal Impact of Being Present with Art Intervention on Stress
timeFrame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
measure: Change in Longitudinal Impact of Being Present with Art Intervention on Mindfulness
timeFrame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
measure: Change in Longitudinal Impact of Being Present with Art Intervention on Connectedness
timeFrame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Other outcomes:
measure: Pre vs. Post-Session Check-In: Investigating Stress
timeFrame: Session One: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4; Session Two: Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8
measure: Pre vs. Post-Session Check-In: Investigating Mindfulness
timeFrame: Session One: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4; Session Two: Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8
measure: Pre vs. Post-Session Check-In: Investigating Connectedness
timeFrame: Session One: Week 1, Week 2, Week 3, Week 4; Session Two: Week 5, Week 6, Week 7, Week 8
Locations:
city: New Haven
country: United States
facility: Yale University
state: Connecticut
Study officials:
affiliation: Yale University
name: Laurie Santos
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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