Short Practices Well-being Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Well-Being, Psychological
• Interventions: Behavioral: Meditation practices; Other: Internet-as-usual

• Registration Number: NCT06165497
• Lead Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Brief Summary

The goal of this research study is to better understand the effects of short practices on well-being.

Participants will be asked to complete a task that will take 5-10 minutes, followed by a set of surveys. They will also be invited to complete a second set of surveys \~7 days later.

Detailed Description

The aim of this study is to better understand the effects of short practices on well-being. In the initial part of the study, participants will be required to complete a set of surveys assessing their health along with demographic measures. Participants will also be asked to complete a brief task. They will be asked sensitive questions (e.g., about your psychological state, mental health). To have their submission accepted, participants must correctly answer questions designed to check if they are paying attention. This part of the study will take approximately 24 minutes to complete. Anonymized data may be made available to other researchers. One week after completing this study, participants will be invited to complete a second set of surveys.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-28
• Study Start: 2023-11-30
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-12-07
• Study First Posted: 2023-12-11
• Primary Completion: 2023-12-15
• Study Completion: 2023-12-15
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-29
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 5049

Inclusion Criteria

• United States and United Kingdom residents 18 year or older

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability or unwillingness to complete the study
• Fail to pass the attention check embedded in the survey

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mindfulness, 5 minutes, male voice	Meditation practices	Mindfulness meditation, 5 minutes duration, with a male speaker.
Mindfulness, 5 minutes, female voice	Meditation practices	Mindfulness meditation, 5 minutes duration, with a female speaker.
Mindfulness, 10 minutes, female voice	Meditation practices	Mindfulness meditation, 10 minutes duration, with a female speaker.
Self-compassion, 10 minutes, male voice	Meditation practices	Self-compassion meditation, 10 minutes duration, with a male speaker.
Self-compassion, 5 minutes, female voice	Meditation practices	Self-compassion meditation, 5 minutes duration, with a female speaker.
Self-compassion, 5 minutes, male voice	Meditation practices	Self-compassion meditation, 5 minutes duration, with a male speaker.
Gratitude, 5 minutes, female voice	Meditation practices	Gratitude meditation, 5 minutes duration, with a female speaker.
Gratitude, 10 minutes, female voice	Meditation practices	Gratitude meditation, 10 minutes duration, with a female speaker.
Gratitude, 5 minutes, male voice	Meditation practices	Gratitude meditation, 5 minutes duration, with a male speaker.
Mindfulness, 10 minutes, male voice	Meditation practices	Mindfulness meditation, 10 minutes duration, with a male speaker.
Self-compassion, 10 minutes, female voice	Meditation practices	Self-compassion meditation, 10 minutes duration, with a female speaker.
Gratitude, 10 minutes, male voice	Meditation practices	Gratitude meditation, 10 minutes duration, with a male speaker.
Internet-as-usual, 10 minutes	Internet-as-usual	Participants will be instructed to use the internet as they typical do for 10 minutes.
Internet-as-usual, 5 minutes	Internet-as-usual	Participants will be instructed to use the internet as they typical do for 5 minutes.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Negative Affect	Current negative affect pre- and post- short tasks (up to 10 minutes).	Participants respond to a 10-item survey indicating their current mood. Response options range from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). Five items reflect negative affect. Higher scores indicate higher negative affect.
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Positive Affect	Current positive affect pre- and post- short tasks (up to 10 minutes).	Participants respond to a 10-item survey indicating their current mood. Response options range from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). Five items reflect positive affect. Higher scores indicate higher positive affect.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Meditation practice using the short task practice type.	7-day follow-up	Participants will be asked how many days they practiced the three meditation practice types during the past week.
Perceived Stress Scale	Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up	Participants respond to a 4-item survey indicating their level of perceived stress. Response options range from 1 (never) to 5 (very often). Higher scores indicate higher perceived stress.
PROMIS Anxiety	Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up	Participants respond to a 4-item survey indicating their level of anxiety. Response options range from 1 (never) to 5 (always). Higher scores indicate higher anxiety.
Self-Compassion Scale Short Form	Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up	Participants respond to a 12-item survey indicating their level of trait self-compassion. Response options range from 1 (almost never) to 5 (almost always). Higher scores indicate higher trait self-compassion.
Gratitude Questionnaire	Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up	Participants respond to a 6-item survey indicating their level of trait gratitude. Response options range from 1 (strongly disagree) to 7 (strongly agree). Higher scores indicate higher trait gratitude.
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Negative Affect	7-day follow-up	Participants respond to a 10-item survey indicating their current mood. Response options range from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). Five items reflect negative affect. Higher scores indicate higher negative affect.
State Self-Compassion Scale Short Form	Up to 10 minutes	Participants respond to a 6-item survey indicating their state self-compassion. Response options range from 1 (not at all true for me) to 5 (very true for me). Higher scores indicate higher state self-compassion.
Ruminative Response Style	Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up	Participants respond to an 8-item survey indicating their level of rumination. Response options range from 1 (almost never) to 4 (almost always). Higher scores indicate higher rumination.
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Short Form	Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up	Participants respond to a 15-item survey indicating their level of trait mindfulness. Response options range from 1 (never or very rarely true) to 5 (very often or always true). Higher scores indicate higher trait mindfulness.
Gratitude Adjective Checklist - 3	Up to 10 minutes	Participants respond to a 3-item survey indicating their state gratitude. Response options range from 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely). Higher scores indicate higher state gratitude.
Healthy Minds Program download	7-day follow-up	Participants will be asked whether they downloaded the Healthy Minds Program and how many days they used the app if they downloaded it.
NIH Toolbox Loneliness	Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up	Participants respond to a 5-item survey indicating their level of loneliness. Response options range from 1 (never) to 5 (always). Higher scores indicate higher loneliness.
PROMIS Depression	Pre- short tasks and 7-day follow-up	Participants respond to a 4-item survey indicating their level of depression. Response options range from 1 (never) to 5 (always). Higher scores indicate higher depression.
State Mindfulness Scale	Up to 10 minutes	Participants respond to a 21-item survey indicating their state mindfulness. Response options range from 1 (not at all) to 5 (very well). Higher scores indicate higher state mindfulness.
Adverse reaction to short tasks	Up to 10 minutes	Participants will indicate whether they had a "distressing experience" (yes/no) during the task they completed.
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Positive Affect	7-day follow-up	Participants respond to a 10-item survey indicating their current mood. Response options range from 1 (very slightly or not at all) to 5 (extremely). Five items reflect positive affect. Higher scores indicate higher positive affect.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin; 🇺🇸 Madison, Wisconsin, United States