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NCT Number: NCT03114605

Mindfulness-based Intervention in Police Officers - the POLICE Study

The physical, emotional, economic and social damage of stress in the police corporation indicates an urgent call for preventive programs to approach stress reduction, burnout symptoms and promotion of quality of life and well-being.

The aim of the POLICE study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI), compare to a waiting list (WL), in promoting quality of life and mental health in police officers.

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Key information

Conditions

Mindfulness Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Burnout Syndrome Burnout, Psychological Police Quality of Life Stress, Psychological

Age range

21 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

About this study

Police officers are submitted to a high burden of chronic stress. It is no surprise to find that this occupation ranks highest on diseases and accidents rates among all professions. These professionals presents a very high incidence of depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol dependence and suicidal behavior. In addition to mental health suffering, evidence suggests an increase risk of sudden cardiac death, diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome.

Mindfulness-based interventions have been tested and incorporated for several clinical and non-clinical conditions for more than three decades, with emphasis on stress reduction, promotion of quality of life, chronic pain, anxiety, depression and eating disorders.

The main hypothesis is that mindfulness training will improve their quality of life and reduce burnout symptoms. The investigators expect that individuals allocated in the MBI group will report, besides showing a better quality of life, mental health and less burnout, lower levels of stress, anxiety and depression symptoms.

With regard to the working mechanism of the MBI, investigators will examine if the changes in mindfulness trait, self-compassion, spirituality, decentering and resilience skills will mediate the main hypothesis.

The study will be conducted in Porto Alegre-RS and São Paulo-SP.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Active Police Officers
  • Availability to attend 8 sessions
  • Willingness to voluntarily participation

Exclusion criteria

  • Manic or hypomanic episode (current)
  • Psychotic syndrome (current or past)
  • Substance Use Disorder (past 12 months, except tobacco)
  • Risk of suicide
  • Previously completed Mindfulness-Based Intervention

Treatment and study plan

Mindfulness-based Intervention

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline quality of Life

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention increase quality of life (measured by change in Whoqol-Bref scale).

  2. Change from baseline burnout symptoms

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention decrease burnout symptoms (measured by change in MBI-GS scale)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline stress levels

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention decreases stress levels (measured by change in PSQ scale)

  2. Change from baseline anxiety and depression symptoms

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention reduces anxiety and depression symptoms (measured by change in HADS scale)

  3. Change from baseline Mental health

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention increases mental health (measured by change in GHQ-12 scale)

  4. Change from baseline decentering skills

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention increases decentering skills (measured by change in EQ scale)

  5. Change from baseline resilience

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention increases resilience capacity (measured by change in CD-RISC-25 scale)

  6. Change from baseline spirituality, religiosity, personal beliefs

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention increases spirituality, religiosity and personal beliefs (measured by change in WHOQOL-SRPB-BREF scale)

  7. Change from baseline religiosity

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention increases religiosity (measured by change in DUREL scale)

  8. Change from baseline mindfulness trait

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention increases mindfulness trait (measured by change in MAAS scale)

  9. Change from baseline self-compassion

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention increases self-compassion (measured by change in SCS scale)

  10. Change from baseline Burnout subtypes

    Time frame: 8 weeks and 6 months

    A mindfulness intervention decrease burnout symptoms according to burnout subtypes (measured by change in BCSQ-12 scale)

  11. Mindfulness mechanisms

    Time frame: 6 months

    Self-compassion (SCS scale) will mediate quality of life enhancement and burnout symptoms reduction in police officers

  12. Mindfulness mechanisms

    Time frame: 6 months

    Resilience capacity (CD-RISC-25 scale) will mediate quality of life enhancement and burnout symptoms reduction in police officers

  13. Mindfulness mechanisms

    Time frame: 6 months

    Decentering skills (EQ scale) will mediate quality of life enhancement and burnout symptoms reduction in police officers

  14. Mindfulness mechanisms

    Time frame: 6 months

    Spirituality (WHOQOL-SRPB-BREF scale) will mediate quality of life enhancement and burnout symptoms reduction in police officers

  15. Mindfulness mechanisms

    Time frame: 6 months

    Religiosity (DUREL scale) will mediate quality of life enhancement and burnout symptoms reduction in police officers

  16. Mindfulness mechanisms

    Time frame: 6 months

    Mindfulness trait (MAAS scale) will mediate quality of life enhancement and burnout symptoms reduction in police officers

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre

Other

Collaborators

  • Centro Mente Aberta de Mindfulness

Registry information

Official study title

imPact Of a mindfuLness-based Intervention on Quality of Life and reduCtion of Burnout Symptoms in policE Officers - the POLICE Study

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2018
Study completion
2018
First posted
Apr 14, 2017
Registry last updated
Oct 7, 2019

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