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Trial reportJournal of American college health : J of ACH2014

A randomized controlled trial of Koru: a mindfulness program for college students and other emerging adults.

Jeffrey M Greeson, Michael K Juberg, Margaret Maytan, Kiera James, Holly Rogers

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of American college health : J of ACH, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05560425 (Pilot Study on Mindfulness Meditation and Behavioral Flexibility Among Emerging Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 44 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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NCT05560425 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Pilot Study on Mindfulness Meditation and Behavioral Flexibility Among Emerging Adults

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillRan2023 to 2023Enrolled16ConditionsAlcohol Abuse, Cognitive Deficit in AttentionArmsKoru Mindfulness (KM) Training, Navigating College (NC) Training
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Jeffrey M Greesona Duke Integrative Medicine , Duke University Medical Center , Durham , North Carolina.
Michael K Juberg
Margaret Maytan
Kiera James
Holly Rogers

Funding

Mechanisms of Mindfulness: Effects on Sleep Quality, Stress Physiology & CVD RiskR00AT004945 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI GREESON, JEFFREY M · 2010 to 2014
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NCCIH NIH HHS R00 AT004945
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of Koru, a mindfulness training program for college students and other emerging adults.

participantsNinety students (66% female, 62% white, 71% graduate students) participated between Fall 2012 and Spring 2013.

methodsRandomized controlled trial. It was hypothesized that Koru, compared with a wait-list control group, would reduce perceived stress and sleep problems, and increase mindfulness, self-compassion, and gratitude.

resultsAs hypothesized, results showed significant Group (Koru, Wait-List)×Time (Pre, Post) interactions for improvements in perceived stress (F[1, 76.40]=4.50, p=.037, d=.45), sleep problems (F [1, 79.49]=4.71, p=.033, d=.52), mindfulness (F [1, 79.09]=26.80, p<.001, d=95), and self-compassion (F[1, 74.77]=18.08, p<.001, d=.75). All significant effects were replicated in the wait-list group. Significant correlations were observed among changes in perceived stress, sleep problems, mindfulness, and self-compassion.

conclusionsResults support the effectiveness of the Koru program for emerging adults in the university setting.

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AdolescentAdultEmpathyFemaleHumansMaleMeditationMiddle AgedMindfulnessSleep Wake DisordersStress, PsychologicalStudent Health ServicesStudentsYoung Adultcollege healthemerging adulthoodmeditationmindfulnessstress management

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PMID24499130
PMCPMC4016159

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