Job StressNCT03097510
Meditation and Emotional Intelligence
A study testing Transcendental meditation in people with Job Stress and Perceived Stress, run by Maharishi International University.
Trial summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of the Transcendental Meditation program on emotional intelligence and perceived stress in supervisors and administrative staff in a public school system Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Job Stress, Perceived Stress
- What is being tested?
- Transcendental meditation
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 96 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- Oct 2009to Mar 2011
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- 18 years or older,
- an employee of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD),
- attendance at an informational meeting on the TM program,
- willingness to be randomly assigned to either active treatment or the control group.
Who cannot join
- having already learned the TM program,
- not being available to attend treatment or testing sessions.
About this study
Official title: Meditation and Emotional Intelligence: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of the Transcendental Meditation program on emotional intelligence and perceived stress in supervisors and administrative staff in a public school system
Read the detailed description
The objective of this study was to determine whether a mind-body technique, known as the practice of Transcendental Meditation® (TM), could significantly increase emotional intelligence and decrease perceived stress in supervisors and administrative staff in a public school system. For this purpose, 96 participants from the administrative offices of the San Francisco Unified School District were randomly assigned to either immediate start of the TM program or to a delayed start wait-list control group. Subjects learning TM were instructed to meditate for 20 minutes twice a day for the four month duration of the project. All subjects were administered the BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) at baseline and posttest. If successful, these findings would suggest that TM could be used as a professional development program in organizations to increase emotional intelligence and decrease perceived stress, in turn enhancing leadership capacity and organizational effectiveness.
- Conditions
- Job Stress, Perceived Stress
- Being tested
- Transcendental meditation
- Keywords
- Perceived stress, Leadership, Transcendental Meditation
- Medical subject headings
- Occupational Stress
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Transcendental meditationBehavioural
Also called TM technique
The TM technique was taught as a standard 7 step course over 4 consecutive days. Thereafter, subjects attended bimonthly group meetings for more advanced knowledge over the four month intervention period.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Transcendental Meditation | Experimental | The TM technique is a simple, natural, effortless technique that allows the mind to experience finer levels of the thinking process until the mind transcends and experiences the source of thought, a state of deep, integrated relaxation. During the meditation session, the active mind settles down to a silent yet fully awake state of awareness. TM was taught to study participants by certified instructors, using standardized procedures for teaching. Receives: Behavioral: Transcendental meditation |
| Wait list control | No intervention | This wait list group served as the control group. After the study was completed, the wait-list controls were given the option to learn the TM technique as their reward for participating as controls during the 4 month study. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i)
The EQ-i is a self-report instrument that measures a range of non-cognitive capabilities, competencies, and skills that influence one's ability to succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures.
Measured: Change from baseline EQ-i at four months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
The PSS is a 14-item instrument that measures the degree to which situations in one's life are appraised as stressful.
Measured: Change from baseline PSS at four months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted31 Mar 2017
- Study startOct 2009
- Primary completionJan 2011
- Study completionMar 2011
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Job StressStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- randomized controlled trial
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 96 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Maharishi International University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Sanford Nidich, Maharishi University of Management Research Institute
- Investigators
- Laurent D Valosek, Study director, Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03097510
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- DLF-WEHF-1440
- Status last verified
- Mar 2017
- First submitted
- 21 Mar 2017
- Last updated
- 31 Mar 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided: data may be available upon request from other researchers but at the discretion of the principal investigator
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 31 Mar 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Meditation and Emotional Intelligence: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03097510
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DLF-WEHF-1440
- Conditions
- Job Stress, Perceived Stress
- Keywords
- Perceived stress, Leadership, Transcendental Meditation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 96 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Maharishi International UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education
- Study start
- Oct 2009 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Jan 2011 (actual)
- Study completion
- Mar 2011 (actual)
- First posted
- 31 Mar 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the impact of the Transcendental Meditation program on emotional intelligence and perceived stress in supervisors and administrative staff in a public school system
Detailed description
The objective of this study was to determine whether a mind-body technique, known as the practice of Transcendental Meditation® (TM), could significantly increase emotional intelligence and decrease perceived stress in supervisors and administrative staff in a public school system. For this purpose, 96 participants from the administrative offices of the San Francisco Unified School District were randomly assigned to either immediate start of the TM program or to a delayed start wait-list control group. Subjects learning TM were instructed to meditate for 20 minutes twice a day for the four month duration of the project. All subjects were administered the BarOn Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) and Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) at baseline and posttest. If successful, these findings would suggest that TM could be used as a professional development program in organizations to increase emotional intelligence and decrease perceived stress, in turn enhancing leadership capacity and organizational effectiveness.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- randomized controlled trial
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Transcendental Meditation | Experimental | Behavioral: Transcendental meditationThe TM technique is a simple, natural, effortless technique that allows the mind to experience finer levels of the thinking process until the mind transcends and experiences the source of thought, a state of deep, integrated relaxation. During the meditation session, the active mind settles down to a silent yet fully awake state of awareness. TM was taught to study participants by certified instructors, using standardized procedures for teaching. |
| Wait list control | No intervention | –This wait list group served as the control group. After the study was completed, the wait-list controls were given the option to learn the TM technique as their reward for participating as controls during the 4 month study. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- 18 years or older,
- an employee of the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD),
- attendance at an informational meeting on the TM program,
- willingness to be randomly assigned to either active treatment or the control group.
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- having already learned the TM program,
- not being available to attend treatment or testing sessions.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Transcendental meditationAlso: TM techniqueThe TM technique was taught as a standard 7 step course over 4 consecutive days. Thereafter, subjects attended bimonthly group meetings for more advanced knowledge over the four month intervention period. | Behavioural | Transcendental Meditation |
Primary outcome
Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i)
Time frame: Change from baseline EQ-i at four months
The EQ-i is a self-report instrument that measures a range of non-cognitive capabilities, competencies, and skills that influence one's ability to succeed in coping with environmental demands and pressures.
1 secondary outcome
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Time frame: Change from baseline PSS at four months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 31 Mar 2017.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided. data may be available upon request from other researchers but at the discretion of the principal investigator
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Laurent D Valosek study director
Center for Wellness and Achievement in Education
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Transcendental meditation in people with Job Stress and Perceived Stress, run by Maharishi International University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Mar 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i) (time frame: Change from baseline EQ-i at four months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Mar 2017.