Storytelling and Mindfulness for Graduate Student Wellbeing

Part of paid clinical trials in Madison, Wisconsin.

Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Study ID
NCT05826860
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Mindfulness Practice — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants follow guided meditations in the Healthy Minds Program (HMP) mobile phone app for at least 15 min per day, for a total of 14 days.
  • Storytelling Workshop — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants attend 1 (120 min) workshops, teaching them creative writing tools and giving them opportunities to apply those tools.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to evaluate an intervention for improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) graduate student wellbeing. Participants will be recruited from the University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate student body. Data will be collected from participants for up to 2 years, and the investigators anticipate that the study will last for 4 years.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 10, 2023
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
May 31, 2027
Completion
May 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
250 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • No Intervention: Control group
    Survey only, no mindfulness/storytelling intervention
  • Experimental: Intervention Group 1
    Engage in a virtual Science Story Workshop
  • Experimental: Intervention Group 2
    2 week mindfulness practice using the HMP app
  • Experimental: Intervention Group 3
    Science Story Workshop and 2 week Mindfulness practice using the HMP app

Primary Outcome Measure

Change from Baseline in Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire at 4 weeks [ Time Frame: Baseline and 4 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Wisconsin Institute for DiscoveryMadisonWisconsin53715
Jo Handelsman, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Simon Goldberg, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Richard Davidson, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Judith Harackiewicz, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)

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