Can meditation and breathing ease med student stress? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT05447689
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing an 8-week group program that teaches meditation, breathing, and relaxation skills to help medical graduate students manage mood symptoms like anxiety and depression. About 60 students with mild-to-moderate symptoms will participate. The goal is to see if the program is acceptable and feasible, and whether it reduces anxiety and depressive symptoms.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Integrative-Mind-Body Skills Group (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a practical, non-drug way for stressed students to better manage mood and anxiety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (60 participants) with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. It relies on self-reported mood, which can be subjective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Students screened and admitted to the Student Mental Health Program. * Age 18 or older * A score of ≥ 4 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) * Able to attend weekly meeting times Exclusion Criteria: * Active SI * Current mania * Active psychosis
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Weill Cornell Medical College
RECRUITINGWhite Plains, New York, 10605, United States
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