Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Delivered Via Instant Messaging on Parents' Wellbeing: A Randomized Controlled Trial and Investigation of Moderators

NCT ID: NCT05413538

Last Updated: 2022-06-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-07-01

Study Completion Date

2022-09-28

Brief Summary

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This research investigates the effects of mindfulness practice on mental wellbeing with the instruction recordings delivered via existing instant messaging applications, Whatsapp. The two-week mindfulness program targets parents with children in Secondary School or below. This research also explores how parenting and attachment styles moderate the intervention effects.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Parents Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Experimental Group

The experimental group will be invited to listen to a 15-minute mindfulness instructional recording delivered daily through an instant messaging application and to practice accordingly for 14 consecutive days at their own choice of time and place.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention recordings will teach the basic concepts of mindfulness through simple guided meditations with content supported by science. Each recording has the same format that included (1) a daily theme, (2) a meditation exercise echoing the theme, (3) a suggested exercise for practice, and (4) an invitation for participants to give a short response to their meditation experience at the end of the recording.

Waitlist control group

The waitlist control group will only be required to complete the demographic information, pre, post experiment and follow-up questionnaires before they receive the mindfulness training intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mindfulness training

The intervention recordings will teach the basic concepts of mindfulness through simple guided meditations with content supported by science. Each recording has the same format that included (1) a daily theme, (2) a meditation exercise echoing the theme, (3) a suggested exercise for practice, and (4) an invitation for participants to give a short response to their meditation experience at the end of the recording.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Parents with at least one child who is in Secondary School or below
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Lam Lun Wai Doris

Principal Investigator, Graduate Student in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shatin, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Lun Wai Doris Lam

Role: CONTACT

(852)67706313

Winnie Wing-Sze Mak, Phd

Role: CONTACT

(852)3943-6577

Facility Contacts

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Winnie Wing-Sze Mak, Phd

Role: primary

(852)3943-6577

Other Identifiers

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SBRE(R)-21-039

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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