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NCT Number: NCT03797599

Study Examining the Effects of Mindfulness and Similar Audio-guided Exercises.

This study aims to examine whether greater length of mindfulness practice results in more beneficial outcomes.

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Key information

Conditions

Mindfulness Healthy Population

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Canterbury Christ Church University

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN1 2YG, United Kingdom

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Members of the general public, especially university students or staff.
  • Adequate understanding of spoken and written English

Exclusion criteria

  • Currently experiencing significant difficulties with their mental wellbeing.
  • Currently have a personal mindfulness practice.
  • Currently participating in a mindfulness-based intervention.

Treatment and study plan

20 minutes of mindfulness practice

Behavioral

A 20 minute audio guided mindfulness of breathing practice per session, for four sessions.

5 minutes of mindfulness practice

Behavioral

A 5 minute audio guided mindfulness of breathing practice per session, for four sessions.

5 minute audio book

Other

5 minutes from an audio book by Bill Bryson ('A Short History of Nearly Everything') per session, for four sessions.

20 minute audio book

Other

20 minutes from an audio book by Bill Bryson ('A Short History of Nearly Everything'), per session, for four sessions.

25 minute audio book

Other

25 minutes from an audio book by Bill Bryson ('A Short History of Nearly Everything'), per session, for four sessions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline at post-intervention (week 3) on the Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire -15 item version (FFMQ-15)

    Time frame: 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).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline at post-intervention (week 3) on the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 item version (DASS-21).

    Time frame: Post-intervention (3 weeks after baseline).

    The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 is a self-report measure of depression, anxiety and stress, producing a total score between 0 and 63, with higher scores indicating greater symptomatology.

Other outcomes

  1. Sessional Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire -15 item version (FFMQ-15) scores.

    Time frame: Baseline, session 2 (week 1), session 3 and 4 (week 2), and post-intervention (week 3).

    The FFMQ-15 (described above) will be administered at the start of the first session (baseline), immediately after sessions 2 (week 1), 3 (week 2) and 4 (week 2), and at post-intervention (week 3), to examine patterns in changes in mindfulness over the course of the study.

  2. Sessional Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 item version (DASS-21) scores

    Time frame: Baseline, session 2 (week 1), session 3 and 4 (week 2), and post-intervention (week 3).

    The DASS-21 (described above) will be administered at the start of the first session (baseline), immediately after sessions 2 (week 1), 3 (week 2) and 4 (week 2), and at post-intervention (week 3), to to examine patterns in changes over the course of the study.

  3. Session 1 Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS).

    Time frame: Session 1 (week 1).

    The TMS is a 13-item self-report measure of state mindfulness that produces scores for curiosity and decentering. The curiosity score ranges from 0 to 24, the decentering score from 0 to 28, and the total score from 0 to 52, with higher scores indicating greater curiosity, decentering and overall state mindfulness respectively.

  4. Session 2 Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS).

    Time frame: Session 2 (week 1).

    As described above.

  5. Session 3 Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS).

    Time frame: Session 3 (week 2).

    As described above.

  6. Session 4 Toronto Mindfulness Scale (TMS).

    Time frame: Session 4 (week 2).

    As described above.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Canterbury Christ Church University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Length of Mindfulness Practice on Mindfulness, Depression, Anxiety and Stress: A Randomised Controlled Experiment

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jan 9, 2019
Registry last updated
Dec 11, 2019

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