Clinical trial NCT04950543: Effects of an Online Meditation Course on Quality of Life
Official title: Effects of an Online Meditation Course on Quality of Life and Positive Emotions - a Prospective Observational Study (EXPAN Study)
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Quality of Life
Keywords: Meditation
Lead sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-07-06
Enrollment: 374
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 99
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: - All persons registering for the online course

Brief summary: Many interventions in the field of meditation are becoming increasingly popular and have gained worldwide acceptance over the past years, both in terms of health, but also psychological aspects. On the other hand, controversial and sometimes hypercritical positions are on the rise, questioning the positive effects of meditation on health due to the limited availability of high-quality scientific data. With regard to a large number of meditation interventions, the systematic exploration of procedures that have not yet been scientifically evaluated - also in online settings - is a meaningful contribution to meditation research.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion criteria:

* Age: 18 years or older
* All persons registering for the online course
* Internet access
* Sufficient language skills, as well as cognitive and physical abilities, to participate in an online survey lasting approximately 30 minutes
* Active consent to the online consent form

Exclusion criteria

- Failure to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Primary outcomes:
measure: Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1
timeFrame: Change from Baseline Quality of life at 1 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1
timeFrame: Baseline, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Global Health, PROMIS Scale v1.2
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Affect regulation, PANAS 10
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Stress, PSS 4
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Flourishing, FS 8
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Resilience, CD-RISC 10
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Mysticism, HMS-8
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Self-efficacy, ASKU
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Awe and Gratitude, GrAw-7
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Spirituality, ASP
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Sedentary behavior
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Sporting activity
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Relaxation behavior
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Alcohol consumption
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
measure: Cigarettes
timeFrame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Other outcomes:
measure: Qualitative interviews
timeFrame: 1 month and 6 months
Locations:
city: Berlin
country: Germany
facility: Charite University
Study officials:
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