CompletedNot Applicable

Formal Versus Informal Mindfulness Among University Students With and Without Recent Nonsuicidal Self-injury

Canada254 participantsStarted 2022-11-08

Plain-language summary

The present study will use a randomized controlled design to investigate group differences between students with and without a history of nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) in response to a single-session mindfulness induction across conditions (formal mindfulness induction, informal mindfulness induction, active control task) in terms of the intervention's acceptability and effectiveness. Effectiveness will be inferred via pre-post changes in state mindfulness, state stress, and state well-being.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 29 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Current student at the host institution * 18-29 years old * Either a history of engaging in NSSI on at least 5 separate days in the last year or no history of ever having engaged in NSSI Exclusion Criteria: \- Having a history of NSSI that does not fulfill the recency/frequency requirement

What they're measuring

Change in state mindfulness (as measured by the VAS)

Timeframe: Pre-post intervention (10-minute interval)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05608304

SponsorMcGill University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-05-16

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