Clinical trial NCT03797599: Study Examining the Effects of Mindfulness and Similar Audio-guided Exercises.
Official title: The Effects of Length of Mindfulness Practice on Mindfulness, Depression, Anxiety and Stress: A Randomised Controlled Experiment
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mindfulness
Healthy Population
Lead sponsor: Canterbury Christ Church University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-01-09
Enrollment: 71
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE

Brief summary: This study aims to examine whether greater length of mindfulness practice results in more beneficial outcomes.

Detailed description: This study will randomise participants to one of three groups: (1) four sessions of medium length mindfulness practice (lasting 20 mins) and 5 mins of an audio book; (2) four sessions of brief mindfulness practice (lasting 5 mins) and 20 mins of an audio book; and (3) a control group who just receive 4 sessions of audio book (lasting 25 mins). In the mindfulness arms, in each session, the participants will receive the audio book prior to the mindfulness practice. Mindfulness levels, and depression, anxiety and stress will be measured by self-report at baseline, session by session, and at post-intervention.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Members of the general public, especially university students or staff.
* Adequate understanding of spoken and written English

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently experiencing significant difficulties with their mental wellbeing.
* Currently have a personal mindfulness practice.
* Currently participating in a mindfulness-based intervention.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline at post-intervention (week 3) on the Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire -15 item version (FFMQ-15)
timeFrame: Post-intervention (3 weeks after baseline).
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline at post-intervention (week 3) on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 item version (DASS-21).
timeFrame: Post-intervention (3 weeks after baseline).
Other outcomes:
measure: Sessional Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire -15 item version (FFMQ-15) scores.
timeFrame: Baseline, session 2 (week 1), session 3 and 4 (week 2), and post-intervention (week 3).
measure: Sessional Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 item version (DASS-21) scores
timeFrame: Baseline, session 2 (week 1), session 3 and 4 (week 2), and post-intervention (week 3).
measure: Session 1 Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS).
timeFrame: Session 1 (week 1).
measure: Session 2 Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS).
timeFrame: Session 2 (week 1).
measure: Session 3 Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS).
timeFrame: Session 3 (week 2).
measure: Session 4 Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS).
timeFrame: Session 4 (week 2).
Locations:
city: Tunbridge Wells
country: United Kingdom
facility: Canterbury Christ Church University
state: Kent
Study officials:
affiliation: Canterbury Christ Church University
name: Fergal Jones, PhD, PsychD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Canterbury Christ Church University
name: James Cane, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Canterbury Christ Church University
name: Sarah Strohmaier, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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