NCT04392869: CRAFTftiugr

The Effects of Mindfulness-based Training in Undergraduate Students of Translation and Interpreting

Completed NA Last updated 1 December 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing The CRAFT program (adapted due to COVID-19) in Psychological Distress in 75 participants. Completed in 31 October 2020.

Timeline

23 October 2019

Primary endpoint
31 July 2020

31 October 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Universidad de Granada
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	quadruple
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	75
Start date	23 October 2019
Primary completion	31 July 2020
Estimated completion	31 October 2020
Sites	1 location across Spain

Drugs / interventions tested

• The CRAFT program (adapted due to COVID-19)
• The MBSR program (adapted due to COVID-19)

Conditions studied

• Psychological Distress — all drugs for Psychological Distress →
• Life Stress — all drugs for Life Stress →
• Anxiety — all drugs for Anxiety →
• Perfectionism — all drugs for Perfectionism →

Sponsor

Universidad de Granada — full company profile →

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Psychological Distress or Life Stress. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The Faculty of Translation and Interpreting of the University of Granada (UGR) has been leading the lists of the best faculties in this area in Spain and abroad for years. This has largely defined the profile of its students as high performing and, therefore, more prone to display maladaptive perfectionism which can lead to psychological distress (Rice et al 2006). However psychological distress is not something that only affects high profile students. Several studies report overall greater stress levels among undergraduate students when compared to general population levels (Ramasubramanian 2017). In fact, it is estimated that nearly 40 percent of university students experience mild to severe depressive symptoms with over 50 percent of students predicted to experience some level of depressive symptomatology during their college years (Pogrebtsova et al 2018: 46). Coping with cognitive and emotional challenges is therefore a desirable aim for every student on a daily bases.

It is within this framework that CRAFTftiugr was born, a teaching innovation project, which is the result of the interaction among experts in mindfulness, lecturers and researchers in Translation and Interpreting and Experimental Psychology, students, Administrative and Support Staff and social stakeholders in the context of Higher Education. The main objective of the study is to test whether participating in a course on mindfulness-based techniques can improve students' cognitive, emotional and personal traits as well as academic performance. Together with this main purpose, the present study also aims to compare the effects of two mindfulness based programs, MBSR and CRAFT, on the students' ability to improve specific aspects of cognition, emotional intelligence, creativity or academic performance among others. Both mindfulness-based programs involve training sustained attention and an accepting and open attitude though they differ in several aspects of their methods, intention and aims.

Drawing conclusions from the outcomes, a curriculum applied to Translation and Interpreting Studies will be designed aimed at preventing the development of psychological stress, perfectionism and other anxiety disorders, maximizing comfort in the Higher Education context and, ultimately, improving academic achievement.

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Developing Resilience During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Yoga and Mindfulness for the Well-Being of Student Musicians in Spain.
   Bartos LJ, Funes MJ, Ouellet M, Posadas MP, et al · · 2021 · cited 12× · PMID 33967904 · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.642992
2. COVID 19 pandemic challenges and their management: A review of medicines, vaccines, patents and clinical trials with emphasis on psychological health issues.
   Mohapatra S, Ayash Kumar P, Farooq U, Jain P, et al · · 2022 · cited 3× · PMID 35645588 · DOI 10.1016/j.jsps.2022.05.004
3. Bridging the Gap between Academia and Society: Research, Training and Strategic Alliances for Sustainable Development
   Posadas de Julián P, Verdejo Lucas C, De Rueda Villén B, Haro-Soler MdM, et al · · 2024 · DOI 10.20944/preprints202403.0894.v1
4. Bridging the Gap between Academia and Society: Research, Training and Strategies Alliances for Sustainable Development
   Posadas de Julián P, Verdejo Lucas C, De Rueda Villén B, Haro-Soler MdM, et al · · 2024 · DOI 10.20944/preprints202403.0243.v1