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Can a quick mindfulness session ease stress for COVID-19 frontline workers?

NCT ID NCT04555005

Symptom relief Sponsor: Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested a brief, on-site mindfulness program for 1,000 frontline healthcare workers in a Madrid hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak. The goal was to see if it could help reduce stress right away. Participants rated how helpful it was on a scale of 0 to 10. The study was completed and aimed to provide a simple tool for hospitals to support staff during crises.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
mindfulness-based intervention
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that a short, on-site mindfulness program helps healthcare workers manage stress during a crisis.
What could go wrong
This was a small, single-arm study with no comparison group, so results may be due to other factors. It also focused on immediate stress relief, not long-term effects.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

1,000 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2020

Finished

Apr 2020

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 99 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * All frontline healthcare workers present in the ward at the time of intervention Exclusion Criteria: * Extreme adverse events

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Conditions

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COVID-19

As listed by the trial registrant

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COVID -19 Healthcare worker Mindfulness

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • La Paz University Hospital

    Madrid, Madrid, 28046, Spain

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