Effectiveness of Using a Meditation App in Reducing Anxiety and Improving Well-being During the Covid-19 Pandemic
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 103
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Anxiety
研究概览
简要总结
This interventional study will investigate the effect of daily use of a mindfulness app on measures of participant anxiety, well-being, and future outlook during the Covid-19 pandemic, by comparing pre-intervention survey responses to post-intervention survey responses.
详细描述
Question 1: Can 30 days of daily use of a mindfulness app during the Covid-19 pandemic reduce anxiety and improve general well-being and future outlook? Outcomes measured: Pre- and post-intervention surveys to assess well-being and anxiety (primary outcomes), future outlook, hopefulness, and sleep habits (secondary outcomes). Many of these survey questions come from well-validated surveys (WHO-5 Well-being survey, GAD7 Anxiety survey). Post intervention surveys will be administered at the end of the 30d intervention, as well as 2 months after the completion of the 30d intervention.
Question 2: Can 30 days of daily use of a mindfulness app during the Covid-19 pandemic improve nutritional habits? Outcomes measured: Pre- and post-intervention surveys to assess general nutrition habits, including frequency of consuming whole foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains) and frequency of consuming prepared meals (secondary outcomes). Post intervention surveys will be administered at the end of the 30d intervention, as well as 2 months after the completion of the 30d intervention.
Question 3: Will study participants be more likely to continue to use the mindfulness app after completion of the study? Outcomes measured: Post-intervention survey administered at the end of the 30d intervention will be used to assess likelihood to continue using app and frequency of anticipated continued use. The post-intervention survey administered 2 months after the completion of the 30d intervention will ask if participants continued to use the app, and the frequency of use (secondary outcomes).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Participants must be 18 or older. Inclusion criteria are access to a smartphone and ability to download the mindfulness app, fluency in English, and the ability to complete surveys independently.
排除标准
- •Exclusion criteria include current regular use of a mindfulness or meditation app, regular practice of mindfulness or meditation, regular therapy sessions, inability to complete surveys independently, or any mental health restrictions that would prevent them from participating.
结局指标
主要结局
Anxiety
时间窗: Immediate post-intervention (compare with pre-intervention data)
Assessed by survey questions (in part adapted from GAD7)
Well-being
时间窗: Immediate post-intervention (compare with pre-intervention data)
Assessed by survey questions (in part adapted from WHO-5)
次要结局
- Future outlook & hopefulness(2 months post-intervention (compare with pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention data))
- Sleep habits(2 months post-intervention (compare with pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention data))
- Nutrition habits(2 months post-intervention (compare with pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention data))
- Well-being(2 months post-intervention (compare with pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention data))
- Meditation app continued usage(2 months post-intervention (compare with immediate post-intervention data))
- Anxiety(2 months post-intervention (compare with pre-intervention, immediate post-intervention data))
研究者
Diana Speelman
Director of Research, Associate Professor of Biochemistry
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine