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CompletedNCT01716832Updated Feb 22, 2018

Walking for Stress Reduction

An interventional study of Mindfulness Walking in Healthy Subjects, sponsored by Charite University, Berlin, Germany. Completed at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-22.

Sponsored by Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
74
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The effectiveness of a mindfulness walking program is tested in subjects with a high level of subjectively perceived stress.

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Conditions studied

  • Healthy Subjects
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In context

Lead sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany is the lead sponsor of 836 studies on the registry; 129 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Healthy men and women between 18 and 65 years
  • Increased level of stress (visual analog scale >40 mm (0-100))

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Regular walking training in the last 6 weeks
  • Medical therapy with psychopharmacological drugs
  • Regular mindfulness based meditations/exercises in the last 6 weeks
  • CAM therapies against stress in the last 6 weeks
  • medium or severe chronic diseases
  • Stress due to chronic diseases
  • Acute disease at inclusion
  • Not being able to walk
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
74 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Mindfulness walking

    Behavioral: Mindfulness Walking

  • No intervention
    No intervention (waiting list)

Interventions

  • BehavioralMindfulness Walking

    Mindful walking in a small group twice a week for 60 minutes within 4 weeks.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Cohens Perceived Stress Scale 14 Items

    Time frame: 4 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of Life (SF 36)

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks

  2. Subjective Stress Level (Visual Analogue Scale)

    Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 12 weeks

  3. Assessment of effect on a Likert - Scale

    Time frame: 4 weeks, 12 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Charité University Berlin
    Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 22, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01716832
Lead sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Responsible party
Benno Brinkhaus (Prof. MD, Charite University, Berlin, Germany) — Principal investigator
First posted
Oct 30, 2012
Start date
Mar 2011
Primary completion
Sep 2011
Completion
Nov 2011
Last update
Feb 22, 2018
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