Recreational Diving Practice for Stress Management

NCT03110705 — Completed, 67 participants, Institut de Recherche Biomedicale des Armees

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Recreational Diving Practice for Stress Management: an Exploratory Controlled Trial

Registry	NCT03110705, acronym DIVSTRESS
Status	Completed
Study type	Observational
Enrollment	67 (Actual)
Sponsor	Institut de Recherche Biomedicale des Armees (Other gov)
Conditions	Psychological Stresses
Interventions	sport (Behavioral)
Dates	start 2015-03-12, primary completion 2015-09-30, completion 2016-11-17, first posted 2017-04-12, last updated 2017-04-12

-Summary

Within the components of Scuba diving there are similarities with meditation and mindfulness techniques. Perceived stress is known to be diminished during meditation practice. This study evaluates the benefits of scuba diving on perceived stress and mindful functioning.

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+Detailed description

Background: within the components of Scuba diving there are similarities with meditation and mindfulness techniques. Perceived stress is known to be diminished during meditation practice. This study evaluates the benefits of scuba diving on perceived stress and mindful functioning.

Method: A recreational diving group, composed of 37 subjects, was compared with a multisport control group, composed of 30 subjetcs, on perceived stress, mood, well-being and mindfulness by answering auto-questionnaires before and after a one-week long course. For the diving group, stability of the effects was evaluated one month later using similar auto-questionnaires.

+Arms and interventions

Arm	Type	Interventions	Description
recreational diving group		Behavioral: sport	middle-class populations registered at a leisure sports club
recrational multisport course		Behavioral: sport	middle-class populations registered at a leisure sports club

sport (Behavioral): recreaational sport : diving or multisport

+Outcome measures

Primary outcomes

perceived stress [change from baseline after one week sport (e.g. baseline and one week)]: questionnaire

Secondary outcomes

mindfulness [change from baseline after after one week sport (e.g. baseline and one week)]: questionnaire

+Eligibility

Sex: All, ages: 18 Years to 45 Years, accepts healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

* More than 18
* registered at a leisure sports club

Exclusion Criteria:

* they were undergoing medical treatment for psychological issues at the time of the study
* they had taken part in a stress management program prior to recruitment for the current study