Effects of an Online Meditation Course on Quality of Life

Quality of Life Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of an Online Meditation Course on Quality of Life and Positive Emotions - a Prospective Observational Study (EXPAN Study)

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04950543
• Other study ID #: EXPAN
• Status: Completed
• Start date: July 5, 2021
• Est. completion date: October 17, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: February 2023
• Source: Charite University, Berlin, Germany
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Many interventions in the field of meditation are becoming increasingly popular and have gained worldwide acceptance over the past years, both in terms of health, but also psychological aspects. On the other hand, controversial and sometimes hypercritical positions are on the rise, questioning the positive effects of meditation on health due to the limited availability of high-quality scientific data. With regard to a large number of meditation interventions, the systematic exploration of procedures that have not yet been scientifically evaluated - also in online settings - is a meaningful contribution to meditation research.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 374
• Est. completion date: October 17, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: October 17, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 99 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• Age: 18 years or older
• All persons registering for the online course
• Internet access
• Sufficient language skills, as well as cognitive and physical abilities, to participate in an online survey lasting approximately 30 minutes
• Active consent to the online consent form Exclusion criteria
• Failure to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Quality of Life

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Meditation
An online survey will be offered to participants who have enrolled in a 21-day meditation online course. The survey will be conducted using mobile website technology before and after the online course and additionally after 3 and 6 months.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Charite University	Berlin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Qualitative interviews		1 month and 6 months
Primary	Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.	Change from Baseline Quality of life at 1 months
Secondary	Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.	Baseline, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Global Health, PROMIS Scale v1.2	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Affect regulation, PANAS 10	The scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 is the lowest level and 5 is the highest level.	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Stress, PSS 4	The scale ranges from 0 to 16, where 0 is the lowest level and 16 is the highest level.	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Flourishing, FS 8	The scale ranges from 8 to 56, where 8 is the lowest level and 56 is the highest level.	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Resilience, CD-RISC 10	The scale ranges from 0 to 4, where 0 is the lowest level and 40 is the highest level.	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Mysticism, HMS-8	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Self-efficacy, ASKU	The scale ranges from 1 to 5, where 1 is the lowest level and 5 is the highest level.	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Awe and Gratitude, GrAw-7	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Spirituality, ASP	The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Sedentary behavior	Duration in minutes	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Sporting activity	Duration in minutes	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Relaxation behavior	Duration in minutes	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Alcohol consumption	Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months
Secondary	Cigarettes	Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question	Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months