A Study of the Effects of a One-session Mindfulness of the Breath Meditation Practice on State Hope and State Gratitude in the General Population

NCT ID: NCT04099758

Last Updated: 2020-08-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

580 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-10-28

Study Completion Date

2020-07-16

Brief Summary

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This study aims to examine whether a brief mindfulness of the breath meditation practice is more helpful than listening to an audio recording in relation to improving hope and gratitude in the general population.

Detailed Description

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This one-session online study will randomise members of the general public to either 1) a mindfulness of the breath meditation practice lasting 10 minutes or 2) an audio-recording control of the same length. State measures of mindfulness, hope and gratitude will be taken immediately before (baseline) and after the intervention/control. In addition, the study will also measure trait mindfulness at baseline.The primary hypothesis is that engaging in a brief mindfulness practice will result in beneficial changes in state hope compared to control. Other hypotheses are that: engaging in a brief mindfulness practice will result in beneficial changes in state gratitude compared to control; that the effect of mindfulness practice on state hope will be statistically mediated by change in state mindfulness; that the effect of mindfulness practice on state gratitude will be statistically mediated by change in state mindfulness; and that baseline trait mindfulness will statistically moderate the effect of mindfulness practice on change in state mindfulness in the above mentioned mediation models (i.e. that moderated mediation will be observed).

Conditions

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Healthy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled study.
Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors
Participants will be randomised and complete the study, including outcome measures, through an automated online programme, without involvement of the researcher.

Study Groups

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Mindfulness of the breath meditation

10 minute mindfulness of the breath meditation practice delivered online via audio-recording.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness of the breath meditation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A 10-minute mindfulness of the breath meditation practice

Audio-recording control

10 minute non-fiction audio-recording delivered online

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Audio-recording control

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

10 minute non-fiction audio-recording delivered online

Interventions

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Mindfulness of the breath meditation

A 10-minute mindfulness of the breath meditation practice

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Audio-recording control

10 minute non-fiction audio-recording delivered online

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Members of the general public.
* Adequate understanding of spoken and written English.
* Internet access.

Exclusion Criteria

-Currently experiencing very severe problems with their mental health.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Canterbury Christ Church University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sarah Strohmaier, BA, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Canterbury Christ Church University

Fergal Jones, PhD, PsychD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Canterbury Christ Church University

James Cane, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Canterbury Christ Church University

Locations

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Canterbury Christ Church University

Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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S_Strohmaier_22_07_2019

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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