Mind-Body Skills Group for Graduate Students
Purpose
Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group (I-MBS-G) is an 8-week group that teaches skills to build inner resources for effective mood management. This group incorporates a holistic approach to wellness through meditation and mindfulness practices, guided imagery, breath and body awareness, and relaxation techniques. Mind-body approaches have demonstrated effectiveness in reducing stress mood symptoms and improving quality of life. The study hypothesis is that the Mind-Body Skills taught in the group will reduce mood symptoms in graduate and medical students.
Conditions
- Mood Change
- Depressive Symptoms
- Anxiety Generalized
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Over 18 Years
- Eligible Genders
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Students screened and admitted to the Student Mental Health Program. - Age 18 or older - A score of ≥ 4 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) - Able to attend weekly meeting times
Exclusion Criteria
- Active SI - Current mania - Active psychosis
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Intervention Model Description
- The intervention will be delivered across eight weeks (1 session weekly).
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
|---|---|---|
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Experimental Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group |
Treatment group |
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No Intervention Control |
Control group: Treatment-As-Usual (TAU) and mind-body skills reading materials. |
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Recruiting Locations
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Detailed Description
Study Design: This study will identify medical graduate students interested in participating in an Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group (I-MBS-G) to strengthen inner resources to effectively navigate complex and stressful daily events to promote mental and physical health and well-being. This study is a pilot randomized controlled trial; participants will be randomized to the intervention or control group. The control group will receive Treatment-As-Usual (TAU) and mind-body skills reading materials. Primary Objective: Assess the feasibility and acceptability of an I-MBS-G intervention for medical graduate students using the MBSG Feedback Program Questionnaire. Secondary Objectives: Assess preliminary effectiveness of I-MBS-G on anxiety symptoms (i.e., improvements on anxiety symptoms) Exploratory Objectives: Assess preliminary effectiveness of I-MBS-G on depression symptoms (i.e., improvements on depression symptoms)
