The Effectiveness of a Mindfulness Application on Perceived Stess

NCT ID: NCT05246800

Last Updated: 2022-02-18

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

587 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-03-01

Study Completion Date

2019-01-01

Brief Summary

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Mindfulness has become increasingly popular and positive outcomes have been reported for mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in reducing stress. The aim of this study is to investigate if a non-guided mindfulness mobile phone application can decrease perceived stress in a non-clinical Dutch population over the course of eight weeks, with follow-up at six months.

Detailed Description

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Background:

Mindfulness has become increasingly popular and positive outcomes have been reported for mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in reducing stress. These findings make room for innovative perspectives on how MBIs could be applied, for instance through mHealth.

Objectives:

The aim of this study is to investigate if a non-guided mindfulness mobile phone application can decrease perceived stress in a non-clinical Dutch population over the course of eight weeks, with follow-up at six months.

Methods:

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed, comparing the experimental group that made use of a structured 8-week mHealth mindfulness program and a control group after 8 weeks, with follow-up after six months. Participants were recruited via a national television program. The primary outcome measure was perceived stress as measured by the Perceived Stress scale (PSS), secondary outcomes were symptoms of burnout (VAS) and psychological symptoms (measured by the four-dimensional symptom questionnaire ; 4DSQ at follow-up). Outcomes were analyzed using a multilevel regression model.

Conditions

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mHealth Mindfulness Stress Burnout

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed, comparing the experimental group that made use of a structured 8-week mHealth mindfulness program and a control group after 8 weeks, with follow-up after six months.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Experimental group

a structured 8-week mHealth mindfulness program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Structured 8-week mHealth mindfulness program

Intervention Type OTHER

The mindfulness application was developed by Minddistrict The content of the app was developed by professionals in the field of mental healthcare and based on the principles of MBSR and MBCT The app consisted of a structured program, with chapters on psycho-education on mindfulness and the importance of practicing; acting on auto-pilot, conscious attention; non-judgmental attention, awareness; doing versus being-modus; attention for breath and body, conscious response; acceptance; a mindful attitude towards thoughts; applying mindfulness in daily life and staying mindful.

Control group

The control group was suggested to read the information about stress and burnout on the website of the TV-programme.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Structured 8-week mHealth mindfulness program

The mindfulness application was developed by Minddistrict The content of the app was developed by professionals in the field of mental healthcare and based on the principles of MBSR and MBCT The app consisted of a structured program, with chapters on psycho-education on mindfulness and the importance of practicing; acting on auto-pilot, conscious attention; non-judgmental attention, awareness; doing versus being-modus; attention for breath and body, conscious response; acceptance; a mindful attitude towards thoughts; applying mindfulness in daily life and staying mindful.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

\>18 years

Exclusion Criteria

There were no other eligibility criteria
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Erasmus Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Leonieke Kranenburg

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Leonieke Kranenburg

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Psychiatry, section Medical Psychology

Locations

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Erasmus University Medical Center

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status

Countries

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Netherlands

References

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Kranenburg LW, Gillis J, Mayer B, Hoogendijk WJG. The Effectiveness of a Nonguided Mindfulness App on Perceived Stress in a Nonclinical Dutch Population: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Ment Health. 2022 Mar 18;9(3):e32123. doi: 10.2196/32123.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35302504 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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METC 2017-1117

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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