The Effects of Length of Mindfulness Practice on Mindfulness, Depression, Anxiety and Stress: A Randomised Controlled Experiment
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 71
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Change from baseline at post-intervention (week 3) on the Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire -15 item version (FFMQ-15)
研究概览
简要总结
This study aims to examine whether greater length of mindfulness practice results in more beneficial outcomes.
详细描述
This study will randomise participants to one of three groups: (1) four sessions of medium length mindfulness practice (lasting 20 mins) and 5 mins of an audio book; (2) four sessions of brief mindfulness practice (lasting 5 mins) and 20 mins of an audio book; and (3) a control group who just receive 4 sessions of audio book (lasting 25 mins). In the mindfulness arms, in each session, the participants will receive the audio book prior to the mindfulness practice. Mindfulness levels, and depression, anxiety and stress will be measured by self-report at baseline, session by session, and at post-intervention.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
盲法说明
Participants will be masked to the extent that they will not be told which group they have been allocated to nor the exact nature of the the three groups. However, they will be aware of the exercises they are asked to undertake.
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
- •Members of the general public, especially university students or staff.
- •Adequate understanding of spoken and written English
排除标准
- •Currently experiencing significant difficulties with their mental wellbeing.
- •Currently have a personal mindfulness practice.
- •Currently participating in a mindfulness-based intervention.
研究组 & 干预措施
Audio book control
Two sessions a week for two weeks of: 25 minutes listening to audio book excerpts (with non mindfulness practice). Participants will be asked not to engage in formal mindfulness practice during the study.
干预措施: 25 minute audio book (Other)
20 minutes of mindfulness practice
Two sessions a week for two weeks of: 5 minutes listening to audio book excerpts followed by 20 minutes of audio guided mindfulness practice. Participants will be asked not to engage in formal mindfulness practice outside of these sessions during the study.
干预措施: 20 minutes of mindfulness practice (Behavioral)
20 minutes of mindfulness practice
Two sessions a week for two weeks of: 5 minutes listening to audio book excerpts followed by 20 minutes of audio guided mindfulness practice. Participants will be asked not to engage in formal mindfulness practice outside of these sessions during the study.
干预措施: 5 minute audio book (Other)
5 minutes of mindfulness practice
Two sessions a week for two weeks of: 20 minutes listening to audio book excerpts followed by 5 minutes of audio guided mindfulness practice. Participants will be asked not to engage in formal mindfulness practice outside of these sessions during the study.
干预措施: 5 minutes of mindfulness practice (Behavioral)
5 minutes of mindfulness practice
Two sessions a week for two weeks of: 20 minutes listening to audio book excerpts followed by 5 minutes of audio guided mindfulness practice. Participants will be asked not to engage in formal mindfulness practice outside of these sessions during the study.
干预措施: 20 minute audio book (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Change from baseline at post-intervention (week 3) on the Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire -15 item version (FFMQ-15)
时间窗: Post-intervention (3 weeks after baseline).
The Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire -15 item version is a self-report measure of mindfulness, producing a total score between 15 and 75, with higher scores indicating greater levels of mindfulness. (Note that the observe subscale will be excluded from the calculation of the total score, as recommended in https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.21865 and http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000263 producing a total score between 12 and 60).
次要结局
- Change from baseline at post-intervention (week 3) on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 item version (DASS-21).(Post-intervention (3 weeks after baseline).)