NCT03797599

Study Examining the Effects of Mindfulness and Similar Audio-guided Exercises.

The Effects of Length of Mindfulness Practice on Mindfulness, Depression, Anxiety and Stress: A Randomised Controlled Experiment

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 71 (actual)
• Sponsor: Canterbury Christ Church University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study aims to examine whether greater length of mindfulness practice results in more beneficial outcomes.

Detailed description

This study will randomise participants to one of three groups: (1) four sessions of medium length mindfulness practice (lasting 20 mins) and 5 mins of an audio book; (2) four sessions of brief mindfulness practice (lasting 5 mins) and 20 mins of an audio book; and (3) a control group who just receive 4 sessions of audio book (lasting 25 mins). In the mindfulness arms, in each session, the participants will receive the audio book prior to the mindfulness practice. Mindfulness levels, and depression, anxiety and stress will be measured by self-report at baseline, session by session, and at post-intervention.

Conditions

• Mindfulness
• Healthy Population

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	20 minutes of mindfulness practice	A 20 minute audio guided mindfulness of breathing practice per session, for four sessions.
BEHAVIORAL	5 minutes of mindfulness practice	A 5 minute audio guided mindfulness of breathing practice per session, for four sessions.
OTHER	5 minute audio book	5 minutes from an audio book by Bill Bryson ('A Short History of Nearly Everything') per session, for four sessions.
OTHER	20 minute audio book	20 minutes from an audio book by Bill Bryson ('A Short History of Nearly Everything'), per session, for four sessions.
OTHER	25 minute audio book	25 minutes from an audio book by Bill Bryson ('A Short History of Nearly Everything'), per session, for four sessions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-03-28
• Primary completion: 2019-12-05
• Completion: 2019-12-05
• First posted: 2019-01-09
• Last updated: 2019-12-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United Kingdom