Stress, PsychologicalNCT06125379
Brief Mindfulness-based Intervention for Indonesian Teacher in Rural Area
A study testing brief mindfulness in people with Stress, Psychological, run by International Islamic University Malaysia at 1 site in Indonesia.
Trial summary
A randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of the brief mindfulness on teachers' perceived stress and their psychological well-being. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 25 to 55 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Stress, Psychological
- What is being tested?
- brief mindfulness
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 80 participants
- Where
- 1 siteIndonesia
- Study dates
- 15 Oct 2023to 25 Jun 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 25 to 55 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- minimum two years of work experience as early childhood education teacher.
- minimum 25 years of age.
- scoring Moderate (total score 14-26) to High (total score 27-40) perceived stress on PSS-10
Who cannot join
- have received any formal / manualized mindfulness training prior.
- have ever been diagnosed with chronic stress or other related mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, PTSD.
- people with a history or tendency to commit suicide.
- people with addictive substance dependence who are recovering less than one year.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Investigating the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Intervention on Teachers' Stress and Psychological Well-being in Rural Indonesia
A randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of the brief mindfulness on teachers' perceived stress and their psychological well-being.
Read the detailed description
Teacher in early childhood education (ECE) in Indonesia is experiencing high intense stress due to work environment, class management, child behaviour problem, and lack administrative support. Stress has also shown negatively impact their psychological well-being, quality of teaching, and to children's' executive function. Research about stress and the effects on teacher well-being is especially lacking for rural schools. They represent a forgotten minority and thus, teacher from rural area need a prompt and direct support in terms of stress management strategies.
This study employs a randomized wait-list controlled trial design (RCT) with an assessment before and after treatment. 4-weeks brief mindfulness-based protocol will be given to 40 teachers as experimental group. 40 other teachers receive wait-list treatment will assign as control group. Measurement of perceived stress level will be using Indonesian version of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), psychological wellbeing will be measure using Indonesian Well-being Scale (IWS), and mindfulness traits will be measure using Indonesian version of Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). Data analysis using MANOVA and ANOVA to measure the differences between groups and within groups for all tests and constructs measured.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological
- Being tested
- brief mindfulness
- Keywords
- mindfulness, teacher, Indonesia, perceived stress, well-being
- Medical subject headings
- Stress, Psychological
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
brief mindfulnessBehavioural
Also called MindCARE (Mindfulness for Compassion and Relieve Stress)
The mindfulness intervention protocol in this study is an adaptation of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) protocol with the cultural adaptation suits Indonesia population with addition of Islamic elements (i.e., a series of spiritual approaches) to improve emotional regulation, make sense of their life, be grateful and feel closer to God.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| MindCARE | Experimental | Group A is an experimental group that will receive mindfulness intervention for 4 consecutive weeks. Group A consists of 2-3 cohorts with 10-15 subjects per cohort. Receives: Behavioral: brief mindfulness |
| Wait-list control group | No intervention | Group B is the wait-list control group which did not receive any intervention for 4 weeks. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) is a 10-item questionnaire widely used to assess stress levels in young people and adults aged 12 and above. It evaluates the degree to which an individual has perceived life as unpredictable, uncontrollable and overloading over the previous month. The PSS score is obtained by summing across all items. A total PSS-10 score from 0 to 40 is presented, with higher scores representing higher levels of stress.
Measured: 4 weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
Indonesian Well-being Scale (IWS)
The IWS is a well-being self-report instrument developed for the Indonesian general population. The scale consisted of 20 favourable items asking the respondent's sense of well-being in five different domains; Basic Needs (BN), Social Relation (SN), Acceptance (SA), Gratitude (GR), and Spirituality (SP). Score is ranging from 20 (minimum) to 100 (maximum), with higher score indicate higer psychological well-being.
Measured: 4 weeks
Five Facet Mindfulness Scale (FFMQ)
The FFMQ consists of 39 items asking the individual to rate the extent to which a statement pertaining to mindfulness is applicable, on a scale from 1(never or rarely true) to 5 (very often or always true). Obtained score ranging from 39 (minimum) to 195 (maximum). Nineteen of the 39 items are reverse scored. These 19 items were reverse-scored prior to analysis, such that higher scores indicate higher mindfulness. Seven of the items comprise the non-reactivity facet, and eight items comprise each of the observing, describing, acting with awareness, and non-judging facets. Total scores for each facet are computed by summing the items after reverse scoring.
Measured: 4 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Nov 2023
- Study start15 Oct 2023
- Primary completion25 Apr 2024
- Study completion25 Jun 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Stress, PsychologicalStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- International Islamic University Malaysia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Jamilah Hanum Abdul Khaiyom, PhD, International Islamic University Malaysia
- Investigators
- Jamilah HA Khaiyom, Doctoral, Principal investigator, International Islamic University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06125379
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 012211183
- Status last verified
- May 2025
- First submitted
- 26 Sep 2023
- Last updated
- 22 May 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 22 May 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Investigating the Effectiveness of Mindfulness-based Intervention on Teachers' Stress and Psychological Well-being in Rural Indonesia
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06125379
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 012211183
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological
- Keywords
- mindfulness, teacher, Indonesia, perceived stress, well-being
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Active, not recruiting
- Enrolment
- 80 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- International Islamic University MalaysiaUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Universitas Ahmad Dahlan
- Study start
- 15 Oct 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 25 Apr 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 25 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 9 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
A randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of the brief mindfulness on teachers' perceived stress and their psychological well-being.
Detailed description
Teacher in early childhood education (ECE) in Indonesia is experiencing high intense stress due to work environment, class management, child behaviour problem, and lack administrative support. Stress has also shown negatively impact their psychological well-being, quality of teaching, and to children's' executive function. Research about stress and the effects on teacher well-being is especially lacking for rural schools. They represent a forgotten minority and thus, teacher from rural area need a prompt and direct support in terms of stress management strategies.
This study employs a randomized wait-list controlled trial design (RCT) with an assessment before and after treatment. 4-weeks brief mindfulness-based protocol will be given to 40 teachers as experimental group. 40 other teachers receive wait-list treatment will assign as control group. Measurement of perceived stress level will be using Indonesian version of Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), psychological wellbeing will be measure using Indonesian Well-being Scale (IWS), and mindfulness traits will be measure using Indonesian version of Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). Data analysis using MANOVA and ANOVA to measure the differences between groups and within groups for all tests and constructs measured.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| MindCARE | Experimental | Behavioral: brief mindfulnessGroup A is an experimental group that will receive mindfulness intervention for 4 consecutive weeks. Group A consists of 2-3 cohorts with 10-15 subjects per cohort. |
| Wait-list control group | No intervention | –Group B is the wait-list control group which did not receive any intervention for 4 weeks. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 25 to 55 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- minimum two years of work experience as early childhood education teacher.
- minimum 25 years of age.
- scoring Moderate (total score 14-26) to High (total score 27-40) perceived stress on PSS-10
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- have received any formal / manualized mindfulness training prior.
- have ever been diagnosed with chronic stress or other related mental disorders such as anxiety, depression, PTSD.
- people with a history or tendency to commit suicide.
- people with addictive substance dependence who are recovering less than one year.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| brief mindfulnessAlso: MindCARE (Mindfulness for Compassion and Relieve Stress)The mindfulness intervention protocol in this study is an adaptation of the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) protocol with the cultural adaptation suits Indonesia population with addition of Islamic elements (i.e., a series of spiritual approaches) to improve emotional regulation, make sense of their life, be grateful and feel closer to God. | Behavioural | MindCARE |
Primary outcome
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS
Time frame: 4 weeks
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) is a 10-item questionnaire widely used to assess stress levels in young people and adults aged 12 and above. It evaluates the degree to which an individual has perceived life as unpredictable, uncontrollable and overloading over the previous month. The PSS score is obtained by summing across all items. A total PSS-10 score from 0 to 40 is presented, with higher scores representing higher levels of stress.
2 secondary outcomes
Indonesian Well-being Scale (IWS)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Five Facet Mindfulness Scale (FFMQ)
Time frame: 4 weeks
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 22 May 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Jamilah HA Khaiyom, Doctoral principal investigator
International Islamic University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing brief mindfulness in people with Stress, Psychological, run by International Islamic University Malaysia at 1 site in Indonesia.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Indonesia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Perceived Stress Scale (PSS (time frame: 4 weeks). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 May 2025.