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NCT Number: NCT04950543

Effects of an Online Meditation Course on Quality of Life

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Quality of Life

Age range

18 year–99 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Charite University

Berlin, 14109, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age: 18 years or older
  • All persons registering for the online course
  • Internet access
  • Sufficient language skills, as well as cognitive and physical abilities, to participate in an online survey lasting approximately 30 minutes
  • Active consent to the online consent form

Exclusion criteria

  • Failure to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Treatment and study plan

Meditation

Behavioral

An online survey will be offered to participants who have enrolled in a 21-day meditation online course. The survey will be conducted using mobile website technology before and after the online course and additionally after 3 and 6 months.

Primary outcomes

  1. Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1

    Time frame: 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 outcomes

  1. Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1

    Time frame: 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.

  2. Global Health, PROMIS Scale v1.2

    Time frame: 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.

  3. Affect regulation, PANAS 10

    Time frame: 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.

  4. Stress, PSS 4

    Time frame: 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.

  5. Flourishing, FS 8

    Time frame: 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.

  6. Resilience, CD-RISC 10

    Time frame: 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.

  7. Mysticism, HMS-8

    Time frame: 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.

  8. Self-efficacy, ASKU

    Time frame: 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.

  9. Awe and Gratitude, GrAw-7

    Time frame: 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.

  10. Spirituality, ASP

    Time frame: 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.

  11. Sedentary behavior

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    Duration in minutes

  12. Sporting activity

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    Duration in minutes

  13. Relaxation behavior

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    Duration in minutes

  14. Alcohol consumption

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question

  15. Cigarettes

    Time frame: Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months

    Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question

Other outcomes

  1. Qualitative interviews

    Time frame: 1 month and 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Effects of an Online Meditation Course on Quality of Life and Positive Emotions - a Prospective Observational Study (EXPAN Study)

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jul 6, 2021
Registry last updated
Mar 1, 2023

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