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

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Not yet enrolling

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

Treatments: Behavioral: 4-week feeling tone intervention program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06595849

1005240113_Study2

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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80 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

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

Treatment:

Behavioral: 4-week feeling tone intervention program