Mindfulness and Psychological Inflexibility

NCT ID: NCT05487872

Last Updated: 2022-08-04

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-05-02
• Study Completion Date: 2022-06-24

Brief Summary

This study aimed to examine whether mindfulness skills training can help to reduce experiential avoidance and anxiety level. This study investigated whether the training delivery methods (audio-guided mindfulness exercise or virtual reality-based mindfulness exercise) differ in terms of changing general experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms.

Detailed Description

The experimental design (randomized trial) was used in this study. Data were collected through convenience sampling. After obtaining ethical approval fromEthics Committee of the Bahçeşehir Cyprus University, participants were invited to participate in the study via advertisements posted in the university building. Recruited participants were randomly assigned to the experimental group or control group. All participants will be provided with an informed consent form which provided information about participant's right and data management. Participants in the experimental group completed mindfulness exercise on Virtual Reality (VR) system where they listened to an audio track (guide for the exercise) and saw calming nature scenes (e.g., views on the beach) whereas those in the control group completed mindfulness exercise by listening to the (same) audio track only. Each mindfulness session took approximately 15 mins. In total, four sessions were completed in two weeks (2 sessions per week). After obtaining informed consent, the participants completed a survey pack that included valid and reliable measurement scales (mindfulness skills [The Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale - Revised], experiential avoidance [Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II], and anxiety symptoms [Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale]) at two-time points (i.e., pre-test [before intervention], and post-test [after 4 sessions/when sessions were completed], At the end of the study, the participants were provided with a debrief form.

Conditions

Mindfulness

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Audio-guided mindfulness skills training

Participants in this group listened to a 15 mins audio track to practice mindfulness exercises

Group Type: OTHER

Mindfulness skills training to reduce experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The intervention aimed to increase participants' mindfulness skills which may be critical in decreasing general experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms

Virtual reality (VR) -based mindfulness skills training

Participants in this group completed mindfulness exercises on the VR system. The system included the same 15 mins audio track and additionally a video that displayed a 360° spherical landscape view of the sea in the afternoon

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness skills training to reduce experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The intervention aimed to increase participants' mindfulness skills which may be critical in decreasing general experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms

Interventions

Mindfulness skills training to reduce experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms

The intervention aimed to increase participants' mindfulness skills which may be critical in decreasing general experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• age of 18 and above,
• ability to read, and/or understand English

Exclusion Criteria

• Participants who regularly practice mindfulness exercise were excluded form the analyses

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Bahcesehir Cyprus University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Buse Keskindag

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Buse Keskindag

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Bahcesehir Cyprus University

Locations

Bahçeşehir Cyprus University

Nicosia, , Cyprus

Countries

Cyprus

Other Identifiers

BAU/EK-2022/02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id