Immediate effect of guided mindful meditation on attention and working memory in young adults with extended duration mobile phones use: A Randomized Comparative Study.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 56
- 试验地点
- 1
研究概览
简要总结
This study is a randomized single blinded parallel group design conducted in the Department of Physiology, MGMC and RI. Participants were recruited according to predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, and written informed consent was obtained. Mobile phone screen time was recorded using Apple Screen Time for iOS users or Digital Wellbeing for Android users to ensure eligibility of more than two hours of mobile use per day.
On Day 1 (baseline assessment), participants underwent a ten minute session of their preferred mobile activity such as social media, gaming, or video streaming, followed by cognitive testing using the Color Based Stroop Task and mSpan Test administered through the PEBL software to assess attention, executive function, and working memory.
On Day 2 (intervention phase), participants were randomly assigned to either the Mindfulness Intervention Group, which practiced a ten minute guided Body Scan Meditation using the Smiling Mind application, or the Relaxation Control Group (placebo), which rested quietly with relaxing music using the same application.
After the mindfulness session, participants in the intervention group were asked to rate their experience using the Body Scan Meditation Rating Scale. If the score was equal to or greater than seven, they proceeded to perform the post intervention cognitive tasks. If the score was less than seven, participants were asked to return the next day to repeat the meditation session before undergoing cognitive testing.
Post intervention performance data from both groups were compared with their respective baseline scores to evaluate the immediate effects of mindfulness meditation on cognitive function in individuals with extended mobile phone use.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 盲法
- Participant Blinded
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 19.00 Year(s) 至 25.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •1 Age 19 to 25 years.
- •2 Screen time : Regular mobile phone users(more than 2hours per day) 3 Be proficient in English, to understand instructions and perform cognitive tasks.
- •4 Be available to complete the full study protocol without scheduling conflicts.
- •5 Have no self-reported cognitive or neurological impairments.
排除标准
- •1 Are regular practitioners of mindfulness or meditation (e.g., more than once per week over the past 6 months).
- •2 Have a history of neurological, psychiatric, or cognitive disorders.
- •3 Are currently on medications/substances affecting cognitive functions.
- •4 Have diagnosed sleep disorders not caused by mobile phone use (e.g., clinical insomnia, sleep apnea).
- •5 Have uncorrected visual or auditory impairments that interfere with app use or task performance.
- •6 Those who are not using smart phones.
研究者
Dr Nisha Afreen
Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute