Mindfulness and storytelling: a new prescription for grad student burnout?

NCT ID NCT05826860

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether using a mindfulness app for 15 minutes a day over two weeks, plus a storytelling workshop, can improve wellbeing in STEM graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Researchers will measure changes in depression, anxiety, stress, sleep, and burnout. The goal is to find simple tools to help students cope with the pressures of graduate school.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: mindfulness practice and storytelling workshop
What this could lead to: If it works, this could offer simple, low-cost ways to improve mental health and academic success for stressed graduate students.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage study at one university, so results may not apply to all students. The interventions are brief (2 weeks), so lasting benefits are uncertain.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

anxiety anxiety disorder Burnout, Psychological Depression depressive disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ANXIETY BURNOUT, STUDENT DEPRESSION

Contacts and locations

Locations

Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
RECRUITING

Madison, Wisconsin, 53715, United States

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