NCT05011955

Mindfulness and Intercare Based Intervention for Medicine Students (MIIM)

Brief Online Mindfulness and Intercare Based Intervention for Medicine Students (MIIM)

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 360 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Diego Portales · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Conditions

• Depressive Symptoms
• Mental Health Wellness 1
• Anxiety

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness, compassion and intercare based Intervention	The mindfulness based intervention was a short version of the Mindfulness based intercare program (IBAP). The intervention consists of four synchronic group sessions via ZOOM of one hour each, one peer week and home practice. A total of four groups were conducted of 15 students each. The IBAP program was inspired by first and second generation mindfulness based interventions, such as Mindfulness based cognitive training, Self-Compassion and Cognitive based Compassion training. Also compassionate communication, conservation of resource theory and habits theory. Each module consists in meditation practices, inquiry and self or group reflections on different topics such as mindfulness, automatic pilot, mind wandering , acceptance, gratitude and compassion, care resources and intercare.
BEHAVIORAL	Psychoeducational based intervention	Four week, one hour peer week, online group intervention plus home work base on psychoeducation about stress, anxiety, selfcare and effective communication. Plus general curricular intervention. Delivered by psychologist.
OTHER	General curricular intervention	All participants were offered psychological sessions if a high score on depression or anxiety symptoms were detected. Psychological sessions consists of 4 to 8 sessions with specific objectives and then referral to continue the mental health process according to the student's welfare system. Participants also have academic breaks of two week per semester, apart from holidays, and academic flexibility in submitting work, attending practical activities and taking exams.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-05-18
• Primary completion: 2020-09-22
• Completion: 2020-09-22
• First posted: 2021-08-18
• Last updated: 2021-08-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Chile