A Study of the Effects of a One-session Mindfulness of the Breath Meditation Practice on State Hope and State Gratitude in the General Population

Canterbury Christ Church University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Behavioral: Audio-recording control; Behavioral: Mindfulness of the breath meditation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04099758

S_Strohmaier_22_07_2019

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to examine whether a brief mindfulness of the breath meditation practice is more helpful than listening to an audio recording in relation to improving hope and gratitude in the general population.

Full description

This one-session online study will randomise members of the general public to either 1) a mindfulness of the breath meditation practice lasting 10 minutes or 2) an audio-recording control of the same length. State measures of mindfulness, hope and gratitude will be taken immediately before (baseline) and after the intervention/control. In addition, the study will also measure trait mindfulness at baseline.The primary hypothesis is that engaging in a brief mindfulness practice will result in beneficial changes in state hope compared to control. Other hypotheses are that: engaging in a brief mindfulness practice will result in beneficial changes in state gratitude compared to control; that the effect of mindfulness practice on state hope will be statistically mediated by change in state mindfulness; that the effect of mindfulness practice on state gratitude will be statistically mediated by change in state mindfulness; and that baseline trait mindfulness will statistically moderate the effect of mindfulness practice on change in state mindfulness in the above mentioned mediation models (i.e. that moderated mediation will be observed).

Enrollment: 580 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Members of the general public.
• Adequate understanding of spoken and written English.
• Internet access.

Exclusion criteria

-Currently experiencing very severe problems with their mental health.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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580 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Mindfulness of the breath meditation

Experimental group

Description:

10 minute mindfulness of the breath meditation practice delivered online via audio-recording.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness of the breath meditation

Audio-recording control

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

10 minute non-fiction audio-recording delivered online

Treatment:

Behavioral: Audio-recording control