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NCT number NCT05832632
Other study ID # 45345
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 8, 2021
Est. completion date March 1, 2023

Study information

Verified date February 2024
Source University of Southern Denmark
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Stress-related disorders have over the last decade increased and contributed to a worldwide disease burden. At the same time there is limited treatment access for mental health disorders, which has left many people without necessary care. However, in recent years there has been a rise in digital mindfulness interventions. Specifically, these interventions have focused on smartphone-based applications as an effective format for mindfulness training programs. Thus, the goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test the effects of three types of mindfulness programs in a population with elevated stress. The three formats of mindfulness interventions are identical in total training duration but varies in content and intervention length. Specifically, the first intervention consists of programmatic mindfulness content that progress over the course of 30 sessions with a duration of 10 min per session. The second intervention consists of single succinct breathing exercises with no programmatic content over the course of 30 sessions with a duration of 10 min per session. The third intervention consists of mindfulness-based content specifically targeted to people with elevated stress that progress over the course of 20 sessions with a duration of 15 min per session. An active control group listening to an audiobook over the course of 30 sessions with a duration of 10 min per session will be employed and a passive control group. The study will evaluate outcomes related to subjective stress, sleep quality, mindfulness and physiological effects of stress using HRV.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 225
Est. completion date March 1, 2023
Est. primary completion date October 4, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 60 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Moderate to high perceived stress based on PSS total scores (14-40) - Fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: - Regular mindfulness practice for more than 1 month within the last year - Medical diagnosis e.g. psychiatric/neurological conditions - Low levels of stress (i.e., less than a score of 14 assessed with the PSS)

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Headspace Basics Program
30-day smartphone-based mindfulness intervention consisting of 10 minutes per day. The program consist of generic mindfulness techniques such as breath awareness, body scans, mindful noting of thoughts and emotions.
Headspace Breathing Exercises
30-day smartphone-based breathing exercises. Each exercise consists of box breathing for 1 minute and participants are instructed to complete 10 sessions corresponding to 10 minutes per day.
Headspace Stress Program
20-day smartphone-based mindfulness intervention consisting of 15 minutes per day. The Stress program content is based on well-established concepts and practices within stress management, and mindfulness, and is targeted to people with elevated stress.
Active Control (Audiobook)
30-day smartphone-based Audiobook book consisting of 10 minutes per day.

Locations

Country Name City State
Denmark University of Southern Denmark. Department of Psychology. Odense

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Southern Denmark Headspace Health

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Denmark, 

References & Publications (7)

Cohen, S., & Janicki-Deverts, D. (2012), Who's Stressed? Distributions of Psychological Stress in the United States in Probability Samples from 1983, 2006, and 2009. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 42: 1320-1334. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1559-1816.2012.00900.x

Lupien SJ, Maheu F, Tu M, Fiocco A, Schramek TE. The effects of stress and stress hormones on human cognition: Implications for the field of brain and cognition. Brain Cogn. 2007 Dec;65(3):209-37. doi: 10.1016/j.bandc.2007.02.007. Epub 2007 Apr 26. — View Citation

Philippe TJ, Sikder N, Jackson A, Koblanski ME, Liow E, Pilarinos A, Vasarhelyi K. Digital Health Interventions for Delivery of Mental Health Care: Systematic and Comprehensive Meta-Review. JMIR Ment Health. 2022 May 12;9(5):e35159. doi: 10.2196/35159. — View Citation

Raio CM, Hartley CA, Orederu TA, Li J, Phelps EA. Stress attenuates the flexible updating of aversive value. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Oct 17;114(42):11241-11246. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1702565114. Epub 2017 Oct 2. — View Citation

Sorkin DH, Janio EA, Eikey EV, Schneider M, Davis K, Schueller SM, Stadnick NA, Zheng K, Neary M, Safani D, Mukamel DB. Rise in Use of Digital Mental Health Tools and Technologies in the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Study. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Apr 16;23(4):e26994. doi: 10.2196/26994. — View Citation

Tian F, Shen Q, Hu Y, Ye W, Valdimarsdottir UA, Song H, Fang F. Association of stress-related disorders with subsequent risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality: A population-based and sibling-controlled cohort study. Lancet Reg Health Eur. 2022 May 28;18:100402. doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2022.100402. eCollection 2022 Jul. — View Citation

World Health Organization. The impact of COVID-19 on mental, neurological and substance use services: results of rapid assessment. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020. Available from: https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/978924012455

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) immediately post intervention
Primary Heart rate variability (HRV) HRV data will be recorded continuously during a rest period, acute stress period*, and recovery period at both pre and post on a subject-by-subject basis.
*The study will use an acute stress manipulation, specifically the CPT (Cold Pressor Task). The CPT is a standardized physiological acute stressor which has been shown to induce stress, reflected in autonomic stress reactivity (e.g. Lupien et al., 2007; Raio et al., 2017).
immediately post intervention
Secondary The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) immediately post intervention
Secondary Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS) immediately post intervention
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