Virtual Coach for Mindfulness Meditation Training

Mindfulness Training Clinical Trial

Official title:

Virtual Coach for Mindfulness Meditation Training

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01212497
• Other study ID #: 1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 29, 2010
• Last updated: September 29, 2010
• Start date: January 2010
• Est. completion date: April 2010

Study information

• Verified date: September 2010
• Source: Psychometrix Associates
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Evaluate the effectiveness of using a virtual computer coach to provide mindfulness meditation training, and the coaching support required to initiate a regular practice.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 22
• Est. completion date: April 2010
• Est. primary completion date: March 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• over 18, no previous mindfulness experience, computer literacy

Exclusion Criteria:

• substance abuse, anxiety/depression, psychosis

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mindfulness Training

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mindfulness meditation coaching
Participants interact with virtual coach to obtain instruction in mindfulness meditation and coaching support.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Psychometrix Associates	Blacksburg	Virginia

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Psychometrix Associates

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Frequency of meditating	Measure the number of times participants meditated per week, throughout the 7 week period of the study.	7 weeks (weekly)	No