The purpose of the study is to determine whether a five day mindfulness retreat in nature can increase measures of attention and self-compassion, and reduce stress among bachelor students at Danish Universities and University Colleges. Secondary whether the expression of inflammatory markers can be reduced . It is the hypothesis that perceived stress is reduced and the expression of genetic markers of inflammation is reduced after a five day mindfulness retreat.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Enrollment
93
Five days MBSR curriculum with meditation and yoga
VIA University College
Aarhus, Denmark
Nacadia, University of Copenhagen
Hoersholm, Denmark
Perceived Stress Scale
PSS
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
Self-compassion
S-C-S Neff2
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
Breath Counting
Behavioral measurement of attention
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
NF-kB gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-1 gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-6 gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
cRP expression
c reactive protein
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
Heart Rate Variability
HRV
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
Blood pressure
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
Connectedness to Nature Scale
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
GR gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
RIPK2 gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
TNF-α gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
CCL5 gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-8 gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
TERT gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
TERC gene expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-1β protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-2 protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-4 protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-6 protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-8 protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-10 protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-12p70 protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IL-13 protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
TNF-α protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
IFN-γ protein expression
Time frame: At the end of five days retreat
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