Clinical trial NCT05011955: Mindfulness and Intercare Based Intervention for Medicine Students (MIIM)
Official title: Brief Online Mindfulness and Intercare Based Intervention for Medicine Students (MIIM)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Depressive Symptoms
Mental Health Wellness 1
Anxiety
Lead sponsor: University Diego Portales
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-08-18
Enrollment: 360
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The effects of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic on health, economy and social network has an impact on mental health, specially students. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief online mindfulness, compassion and intercare based intervention in medicine students in Santiago de Chile.

Randomized controlled trial was conducted. Enrolled participants were randomly assigned to 1) a mindfulness, compassion and intercare based intervention, 2) a psychoeducational intervention or 3) waiting list. Both intervention lasted 1 hour per week for 4 weeks. Academic flexibility, breaks and individual psychological help was offered to the whole group. An online assessment of well being, anxiety and depression symptoms was completed at the beginning, 1 month and 3 month.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Medicine Students
* 1st to 7th class year

Exclusion Criteria:

* Recent Grief
* Severe acute depression disorder
* Active suicidal ideation
* Active Psychosis
* Active addiction
* Post Traumatic Stres Disorder

Primary outcomes:
measure: Depression symptoms - Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ9)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Depression symptoms - Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ9)
timeFrame: 1 month - after intervention
measure: Depression symptoms - Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ9)
timeFrame: 3 month
measure: Anxiety symptoms - General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Anxiety symptoms - General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)
timeFrame: 1 month - after intervention
measure: Anxiety symptoms - General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)
timeFrame: 3 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Mental Health - Mental Health Continuum Scale- Short Form (MHC-14)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Mental Health - Mental Health Continuum Scale- Short Form (MHC-14)
timeFrame: 1 month - after intervention
measure: Mental Health - Mental Health Continuum Scale- Short Form (MHC-14)
timeFrame: 3 month
measure: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form (FFMQ-SF)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form (FFMQ-SF)
timeFrame: 1 month - after intervention
measure: Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form (FFMQ-SF)
timeFrame: 3 month
measure: Self compassion scale Short form (SCS-SF)
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: Self compassion scale Short form (SCS-SF)
timeFrame: 1 month - after intervention
measure: Self compassion scale Short form (SCS-SF)
timeFrame: 3 month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Santiago
country: Chile
facility: University Diego Portales
state: Metropolitana
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