Xianglong Zeng
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100875, China
Completed
NCT Number: NCT06360497
The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation and Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditation on Psychological Distress
The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of of mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness and compassion meditation on psychological distress (i.e., anxiety, depression, stress), and explore the mechanism from the perspective of reinforcement sensitivity theory.
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Conditions
Age range
18 year–56 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
About this study
Participants were randomly assigned to three groups: mindfulness meditation group (MM, n = 51), loving-kindness and compassion meditation group (LKCM, n = 51), and waitlist group (n = 50). Participants in MM group and LKCM group received four weeks intervention, and data was collected before the intervention and after the intervention.
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
(1) have not attended structured meditation intervention; (2) have not diagnosed psychiatric diseases; (3) not currently receiving or has never received psychological counseling; (4) not currently taking or has never taken psychotropic medication; (5) age is less than 18.
Exclusion criteria
(1) have attended structured meditation intervention; (2) have diagnosed psychiatric diseases; (3) receiving or have received psychological counseling; (4) taking or have taken psychotropic drugs; (5) age is more than 18.
Treatment and study plan
mindfulness meditation intervention and loving-kindness and compassion meditation intervention
OtherInterventions were conducted by two teachers separately. Mindfulness meditation group provided the knowledge and practice related with mindfulness, and loving-kindness and compassion meditation group provided knowledge and practice related with loving-kindness and compassion meditation.
Other names: waitlist
Primary outcomes
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The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale
Time frame: 2 months
The scalewas used to measure depression, anxiety, and stress with 21 items. Participants are required to report the degree of conformity scoring from 1 (did not apply to me at all) to 4 (applied to me very much).
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The Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale
Time frame: 2 months
The scale was used to measure the degree of mindfulness, with 10 items and two dimensions, scoring from 1 (never) to 5 (always).
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The Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire
Time frame: 2 months
The scale included 34 items to test the sensitivity to punishment and sensitivity to reward. and participants were asked to respond yes (scoring 1) or no (scoring 0). Summing the scores of the questions was the total score for that dimension.
Secondary outcomes
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The Emotional Word Lists
Time frame: 2 months
The scale was used to measure emotions, to test the basic effect of interventions. There were 24 emotional words, which constructed two dimensions: positive emotion and negative emotion, scoring from 1 (never) to 5 (always).
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Beijing Normal University
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Registry information
Official study title
The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation and Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditation on Psychological Distress: The Perspective of Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory
Important dates
- Study start
- 2022
- Primary completion
- 2022
- Study completion
- 2022
- First posted
- Apr 11, 2024
- Registry last updated
- Apr 11, 2024
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