The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation and Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditation on Psychological Distress

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: MM Group; LKCM Group; Waitlist Group
• Interventions: Other: mindfulness meditation intervention and loving-kindness and compassion meditation intervention

• Registration Number: NCT06360497
• Lead Sponsor: Beijing Normal University

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of of mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness and compassion meditation on psychological distress (i.e., anxiety, depression, stress), and explore the mechanism from the perspective of reinforcement sensitivity theory.

Detailed Description

Participants were randomly assigned to three groups: mindfulness meditation group (MM, n = 51), loving-kindness and compassion meditation group (LKCM, n = 51), and waitlist group (n = 50). Participants in MM group and LKCM group received four weeks intervention, and data was collected before the intervention and after the intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-03
• Primary Completion: 2022-10-09
• Study Completion: 2022-10-09
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Study First Submitted: 2024-04-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-04-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-08
• Study First Posted: 2024-04-11
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 152

Inclusion Criteria

(1) have not attended structured meditation intervention; (2) have not diagnosed psychiatric diseases; (3) not currently receiving or has never received psychological counseling; (4) not currently taking or has never taken psychotropic medication; (5) age is less than 18.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) have attended structured meditation intervention; (2) have diagnosed psychiatric diseases; (3) receiving or have received psychological counseling; (4) taking or have taken psychotropic drugs; (5) age is more than 18.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
mindfulness meditation group	mindfulness meditation intervention and loving-kindness and compassion meditation intervention	participants in mindfulness meditation group would receive four weeks mindfulness meditation intervention.
loving-kindness and compassion meditation group	mindfulness meditation intervention and loving-kindness and compassion meditation intervention	participants in loving-kindness and compassion meditation group would receive four weeks loving-kindness and compassion meditation meditation.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale	2 months	The scalewas used to measure depression, anxiety, and stress with 21 items. Participants are required to report the degree of conformity scoring from 1 (did not apply to me at all) to 4 (applied to me very much).
The Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale	2 months	The scale was used to measure the degree of mindfulness, with 10 items and two dimensions, scoring from 1 (never) to 5 (always).
The Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire	2 months	The scale included 34 items to test the sensitivity to punishment and sensitivity to reward. and participants were asked to respond yes (scoring 1) or no (scoring 0). Summing the scores of the questions was the total score for that dimension.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The Emotional Word Lists	2 months	The scale was used to measure emotions, to test the basic effect of interventions. There were 24 emotional words, which constructed two dimensions: positive emotion and negative emotion, scoring from 1 (never) to 5 (always).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Xianglong Zeng; 🇨🇳 Beijing, Beijing, China