Effectiveness of Using a Meditation App in Reducing Anxiety and Improving Well-being During the Covid-19 Pandemic

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

103 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-19

Study Completion Date

2021-08-26

Brief Summary

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This interventional study will investigate the effect of daily use of a mindfulness app on measures of participant anxiety, well-being, and future outlook during the Covid-19 pandemic, by comparing pre-intervention survey responses to post-intervention survey responses.

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Detailed Description

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Question 1: Can 30 days of daily use of a mindfulness app during the Covid-19 pandemic reduce anxiety and improve general well-being and future outlook? Outcomes measured: Pre- and post-intervention surveys to assess well-being and anxiety (primary outcomes), future outlook, hopefulness, and sleep habits (secondary outcomes). Many of these survey questions come from well-validated surveys (WHO-5 Well-being survey, GAD7 Anxiety survey). Post intervention surveys will be administered at the end of the 30d intervention, as well as 2 months after the completion of the 30d intervention.

Question 2: Can 30 days of daily use of a mindfulness app during the Covid-19 pandemic improve nutritional habits? Outcomes measured: Pre- and post-intervention surveys to assess general nutrition habits, including frequency of consuming whole foods (fruits, vegetables, whole grains) and frequency of consuming prepared meals (secondary outcomes). Post intervention surveys will be administered at the end of the 30d intervention, as well as 2 months after the completion of the 30d intervention.

Question 3: Will study participants be more likely to continue to use the mindfulness app after completion of the study? Outcomes measured: Post-intervention survey administered at the end of the 30d intervention will be used to assess likelihood to continue using app and frequency of anticipated continued use. The post-intervention survey administered 2 months after the completion of the 30d intervention will ask if participants continued to use the app, and the frequency of use (secondary outcomes).

Conditions

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Anxiety Well-being

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized controlled trial: adults randomly assigned to daily use of a meditation app for 30 days or control group (no usage of meditation app).

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Meditation app group

Participants will also be given access to the mindfulness app (Insight Timer), and instructed to use it for 10 min daily for 30 days. Two days before the end of the 30 day intervention period, participants will be sent a link to a Google Form for the post-intervention survey and will be asked to complete the survey within the next 3 days. Two months after the conclusion of the 30 day intervention period (90 days after study began), participants will be sent a link to a Google Form for another post-intervention survey, and asked to complete it within 5 days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Meditation app usage

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Investigators will confirm eligibility of applicants, enroll participants in the study and provide an identification number for de-identification of the data, and provide a list of mental health resources to participants. Participants will then be sent a link to a Google Form for the pre-intervention survey, to be completed prior to first use of the mindfulness app. Participants will also be given access to the mindfulness app (Insight Timer), and instructed to use it for 10 min daily for 30 days. Two days before the end of the 30 day intervention period, participants will be sent a link to a Google Form for the post-intervention survey and will be asked to complete the survey within the next 3 days. Two months after the conclusion of the 30 day intervention period, participants will be sent a link to a Google Form for another post-intervention survey, and asked to complete it within 5 days.

Control group

Participants will be in the no intervention period for 30 days. Two days before the end of the 30 day no intervention period, participants will be sent a link to a Google Form for the post-intervention survey and will be asked to complete the survey within the next 3 days. After this 30 day no intervention period, participants are invited to use the Insight Timer app if they so choose. Two months after the conclusion of the 30 day no intervention period (90 days after study began), participants will be sent a link to a Google Form for another post-intervention survey, and asked to complete it within 5 days.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Meditation app usage

Investigators will confirm eligibility of applicants, enroll participants in the study and provide an identification number for de-identification of the data, and provide a list of mental health resources to participants. Participants will then be sent a link to a Google Form for the pre-intervention survey, to be completed prior to first use of the mindfulness app. Participants will also be given access to the mindfulness app (Insight Timer), and instructed to use it for 10 min daily for 30 days. Two days before the end of the 30 day intervention period, participants will be sent a link to a Google Form for the post-intervention survey and will be asked to complete the survey within the next 3 days. Two months after the conclusion of the 30 day intervention period, participants will be sent a link to a Google Form for another post-intervention survey, and asked to complete it within 5 days.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants must be 18 or older. Inclusion criteria are access to a smartphone and ability to download the mindfulness app, fluency in English, and the ability to complete surveys independently.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exclusion criteria include current regular use of a mindfulness or meditation app, regular practice of mindfulness or meditation, regular therapy sessions, inability to complete surveys independently, or any mental health restrictions that would prevent them from participating.

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes