Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of a Four-Week Feeling Tone Mindfulness Course

NCT ID: NCT06595849

Last Updated: 2024-09-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 80 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-10-31
• Study Completion Date: 2026-08-31

Brief Summary

This is an academic research study aiming to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a four-week feeling tone mindfulness course on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes.

Detailed Description

The four-week feeling tone mindfulness course is an adapted version of a mindfulness intervention program recently developed by Professor Mark Williams and colleagues. This study aims to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a four-week feeling tone mindfulness course on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress, wellbeing) in a Hong Kong population.

Conditions

Mindfulness; Depression; Anxiety; Stress; Wellbeing; Self-compassion

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention

This is a single-arm trial, where all participants will be assigned to the intervention group.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

4-week feeling tone intervention program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants will take part in a 4-week mindfulness of feeling tone intervention program taught by a registered mindfulness teacher, who is also a registered clinical psychologist. The intervention program includes 4 sessions, with each session lasting for about 2 hours. The program is taught in Cantonese, in a group setting, live online (via Zoom). Participants will practice meditation practices during the session, explore themes of the week, review and explore their meditation experiences. They will also practice meditation practices daily for at least 30 minutes at home, with meditation audio recordings provided by the teacher.

Interventions

4-week feeling tone intervention program

Participants will take part in a 4-week mindfulness of feeling tone intervention program taught by a registered mindfulness teacher, who is also a registered clinical psychologist. The intervention program includes 4 sessions, with each session lasting for about 2 hours. The program is taught in Cantonese, in a group setting, live online (via Zoom). Participants will practice meditation practices during the session, explore themes of the week, review and explore their meditation experiences. They will also practice meditation practices daily for at least 30 minutes at home, with meditation audio recordings provided by the teacher.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• aged 18 or above
• speak and understand Cantonese as well as written Chinese to a level where the participant can fully take part in the course without the need for translation support
• have means to access online teleconferencing meeting software (e.g., Zoom), online surveys, online intervention materials, and Short Message Service (SMS) or WhatsApp messenger

Exclusion Criteria

• moderately severe or severe depressive or anxiety symptoms
• diagnosed with bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder (type I or type II) or ever experienced a manic/hypomanic episode
• diagnosed with schizophrenia/ psychosis or ever experienced a psychotic episode
• diagnosed with dementia/ neurocognitive disorders/ neurological disorders
• diagnosed with intellectual disability
• diagnosed with other neurodevelopmental disorders
• experience of a traumatic event that is currently affecting the potential participants
• recent bereavement, major loss, or stressful life events
• suicidal
• alcohol or drug abuse
• currently experiencing other mental or physical health condition, or life condition that might affect potential participants' participation in the course
• prior experience of taking part in the feeling tone intervention as a course participant

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

Sponsors

The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Hoi Chun Lok, MSocSc(CP)

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong

Locations

Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Countries

Hong Kong

Central Contacts

Hoi Chun Lok, MSocSc(CP)

Role: CONTACT

hclok@connect.hku.hk

+852 3917-5889

Amanda Kingsze Cheung, PhD

Role: CONTACT

aksc@hku.hk

+852 3917-5889

Other Identifiers

1005240113_Study2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id