A randomized pretest-posttest waitlist-controlled trial to examine the effects of an online mindfulness-based intervention.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Psychological stress; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders; Public Health - Health promotion/education

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000610831
• Lead Sponsor: ISN Psychology

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-05-21
• Study Completion: 2021-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 9 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1.English is their first language or university-level English (i.e., 80 on TOEFL or 6.5 on IELTS).

2.Individuals who consider they can realistically complete a four-week online course requiring approximately three hours of activities each week spread out over the week.

3.Willingness to be randomly allocated to the intervention or a waitlist control group (and to remain in that group), where the waitlist control will be provided access to the intervention at a later date.

4.Willingness for responses to be stripped of all identifying information and deposited in a scientific public database (https://osf.io/). This is critical to ensure the integrity of the current research project so that scientists can independently verify our findings, and potentially use these data in future research for the betterment of human knowledge.

5.Willingness to be contacted by the researchers by email and phone if you choose to withdraw or end participation in the trial in order to describe (briefly) your reasons for doing so. Participants agree to four contact attempts: two emails and two phone calls. After one contact attempt, the next attempt cannot be performed by the researcher for at least one week. Participants are informed that they are not obliged to give a reason for withdrawing, and if they communicate to the researcher that they do not want to provide a reason then all contact attempts will cease.

Exclusion Criteria

1.Past completion of a formal mindfulness meditation program at any time in the past.

2.Current or history of physical medical conditions that include head injury, spinal injury, epilepsy, or cardiovascular disease, or any other health issue that would impact capacity to engage with the course.

3.Currently suffering from severe periods of depression or anxiety. This might include feelings of sadness, hopelessness, excessive anxiety, or a loss of interest or pleasure in normal activities occurring nearly every day for more than two months and which impairs normal daily functioning. This also includes a formal clinical diagnosis of a depressive or anxiety disorder.

4.Past or present incidence of any other serious mental or physical health issues that would impact one’s capacity to engage with the course. This includes past or present psychotic disorders.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological stress (Perceived Stress Scale; PSS-10).[T0 (Baseline): Prior to the trial period<br>T1 (Post-intervention): Following completion of the 4-week trial period.]