The Feasibility and Efficacy of an Extremely Brief Mindfulness Practice

Duke University

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Mental Disorders; Depression; Anxiety

Treatments: Other: Thirty-Second Mindfulness Practice; Other: Three-Minute Mindfulness Practice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02953444

Pro00072981

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will assess the efficacy of brief mindfulness practices on improving mental health in adults who are currently in treatment for mental health concerns. From online instructional videos, each participant will learn a thirty-second or three-minute mindfulness practice that is to be performed at least three times daily over two weeks.

Full description

Mindfulness meditation and mindfulness-based therapies have been shown to improve many aspects of psychological functioning in individuals with mental health problems.

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and efficacy in improving mental health of brief mindfulness practices in adults currently in treatment for mental health concerns. The entire study will be administered online. From online instructional videos, each participant will learn a thirty-second or three-minute mindfulness practice that is to be performed at least three times daily over two weeks. A delayed-treatment control group will begin the intervention after a two-week waiting period.

Enrollment: 42 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Regular internet access
• Able to listen to audio files
• Currently receiving outpatient care
• No change in type of psychotherapy during the past month
• If taking medications, a stable, unchanging prescription for the previous month
• Willingness to sign release of mental health care information
• Capacity to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Does not speak and read English

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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42 participants in 3 patient groups

Wait List Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants receive daily email surveys for two weeks before being given access to the brief-mindfulness-practice training materials.

Thirty-Second Mindfulness Practice

Experimental group

Description:

Participants watch a ten minute mindfulness training video then are given electronic access to an audio recording of guidance for a thirty-second mindfulness meditation practice. Participants are asked to complete this practice using the audio-recorded guidance at least three times a day for two weeks. Participants are sent daily emails that include reminders to complete the practice and a link to a brief online survey.

Treatment:

Other: Thirty-Second Mindfulness Practice

Three-Minute Mindfulness Practice

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants watch a ten minute mindfulness training video then are given electronic access to an audio recording of guidance for a three minute mindfulness meditation practice. Participants are asked to complete this practice using the audio-recorded guidance at least three times a day for two weeks. Participants are sent daily emails that include reminders to complete the practice and a link to a brief online survey.

Treatment:

Other: Three-Minute Mindfulness Practice