Effects of an Online Meditation Course on Quality of Life

Completed

• Conditions: Quality of Life
• Interventions: Behavioral: Meditation

• Registration Number: NCT04950543
• Lead Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-06-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-06-25
• Study Start: 2021-07-05
• Study First Posted: 2021-07-06
• Primary Completion: 2021-10-17
• Study Completion: 2021-10-17
• Status Verified: 2023-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-02-27
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 374

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Meditation	Meditation	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1	Change from Baseline Quality of life at 1 months	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy, ASKU	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 is the lowest level and 5 is the highest level.
Spirituality, ASP	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.
Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1	Baseline, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.
Flourishing, FS 8	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 8 to 56, where 8 is the lowest level and 56 is the highest level.
Sporting activity	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	Duration in minutes
Global Health, PROMIS Scale v1.2	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.
Affect regulation, PANAS 10	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 is the lowest level and 5 is the highest level.
Resilience, CD-RISC 10	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 0 to 4, where 0 is the lowest level and 40 is the highest level.
Mysticism, HMS-8	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.
Awe and Gratitude, GrAw-7	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.
Sedentary behavior	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	Duration in minutes
Cigarettes	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question
Stress, PSS 4	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	The scale ranges from 0 to 16, where 0 is the lowest level and 16 is the highest level.
Relaxation behavior	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	Duration in minutes
Alcohol consumption	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months	Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Charite University; 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany