Clinical trial NCT04582526: A Brief Body-mind-spirit Intervention to Promote Positive Emotions
Official title: A Brief Body-mind-spirit Intervention to Promote Positive Emotions - a Pilot Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Emotions
Stress
Keywords: Personal well-being
Family well-being
Lead sponsor: The University of Hong Kong
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Caritas Medical Centre, Hong Kong
First posted: 2020-10-09
Enrollment: 120
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 100
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: Integrating ICT in health promotion has been suggested to offer many advantages compared to traditional approaches to promote well-being. Research has shown the positive effects of a body-mind-spirit (BMS) approach in enhancing health and well-being. We will develop and assess a pilot trial involving a holistic BMS approach to promote positive emotion change, emotion regulation and self-awareness through an ICT-supported program in a community setting.

Detailed description: The body-mind-spirit (BMS) approach views the three components as a connected, balanced system that interacts with one another harmoniously. With the well-established academic-community partnership between HKU and Caritas-Hong Kong, our pilot trial aims to build upon the previous experiences by Caritas-Hong Kong and investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a BMS approach in enhancing positive emotions and well-being among community participants. This trial is an innovative attempt at conducting an ICT-supported online intervention with community participants. It would also help meet the urgent need for brief, community-based preventive mental health promotion, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Chinese-speaking;
* Individuals aged 18 years and above;
* No history of diagnosed mental illness;
* Access to an internet-connected computer.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals who cannot meet the inclusion criteria.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Positive emotion
timeFrame: Baseline and one month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Stress level
timeFrame: Baseline and one month
measure: Personal well-being
timeFrame: Baseline and one month
measure: Family well-being
timeFrame: Baseline and one month
measure: Negative emotion
timeFrame: Baseline and one month
measure: Sleep quality
timeFrame: Baseline and one month
measure: Knowledge and attitudes towards and practice of the holistic BMS health care approach
timeFrame: Baseline and one month
measure: Perceived benefits of the BMS program
timeFrame: One month
measure: Sharing of BMS with others
timeFrame: One month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
name: Agnes Y Lai, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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