A Brief Body-mind-spirit Intervention to Promote Positive Emotions

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Emotions; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: BMS program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04582526

UW 20-668

Details and patient eligibility

About

Integrating ICT in health promotion has been suggested to offer many advantages compared to traditional approaches to promote well-being. Research has shown the positive effects of a body-mind-spirit (BMS) approach in enhancing health and well-being. We will develop and assess a pilot trial involving a holistic BMS approach to promote positive emotion change, emotion regulation and self-awareness through an ICT-supported program in a community setting.

Full description

The body-mind-spirit (BMS) approach views the three components as a connected, balanced system that interacts with one another harmoniously. With the well-established academic-community partnership between HKU and Caritas-Hong Kong, our pilot trial aims to build upon the previous experiences by Caritas-Hong Kong and investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a BMS approach in enhancing positive emotions and well-being among community participants. This trial is an innovative attempt at conducting an ICT-supported online intervention with community participants. It would also help meet the urgent need for brief, community-based preventive mental health promotion, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chinese-speaking;
• Individuals aged 18 years and above;
• No history of diagnosed mental illness;
• Access to an internet-connected computer.

Exclusion criteria

• Individuals who cannot meet the inclusion criteria.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention arm

Experimental group

Description:

BMS program

Treatment:

Behavioral: BMS program