Effects of a Mindfulness Meditation App on Subjective Well-Being: Active Randomized Controlled Trial and Experience Sampling Study
Mindfulness training includes a variety of contemplative practices aimed at promoting intentional awareness of experience, coupled with attitudes of non-judgment and curiosity. Following the success of 8-week, manualized group interventions, mindfulness training has been implemented in a variety of modalities, including smartphone apps that seek to replicate the success of group interventions. However, although smartphone apps are scalable and accessible to a wider swath of population, their benefits remain largely untested. This study aimed to investigate a newly developed mindfulness training app called Wildflowers, which was co-developed with the laboratory for use in mindfulness research. It was hypothesized that 3 weeks of mindfulness training through this app would improve subjective well-being, attentional control, and interoceptive integration, albeit with weaker effects than those published in the 8 week, manualized group intervention literature.
NCT03783793 — Stress, Psychological
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/stress-psychological/NCT03783793/
Brief Mindfulness Meditation Course to Reduce Stress in Healthcare Professionals and Trainees: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Stress among healthcare professionals is well documented. Untreated stress can lead to anxiety, depression, substance use, and suicide. The use of mindfulness-based programs to reduce stress and enhance wellbeing, among health care professionals, has increased with promising results. Typical mindfulness-based programs are 30 hours in length across 9 sessions. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a shorter and more practical program that could be offered during work hours to health care professionals at the NIH Clinical Center. The program will be delivered in five weekly 1.5 hour sessions.
NCT03781336 — Stress, Psychological
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/stress-psychological/NCT03781336/
Effect of Preksha Meditation (Green Color and Buzzing Meditation) on Cognitive Abilities and Pulmonary Function in Students With a Control Group
The goal of this project is to assess impact of an 8 week course of Preksha Meditation (combination of Green color and buzzing sound meditation), in a group of college students to assess potential benefits to their pulmonary function, cognitive ability (immediate recall, attention), and happiness.
NCT03779269 — Affect
Status: Active, not recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/affect/NCT03779269/
The Physical and Mental Effects of Prolonged Fasting With Meditation and Mild Physical Exercise
To determine the feasibility, safety and efficacy of fasting, participants are recruited in a 5-days fasting ( without any food, except unlimited mineral water),and do some fitness regimen (such as meditation and mild physical exercise ) during fasting.The samples will be collected from participates and subjected to comprehensive analysis ,including routine medical examination in blood, metabonomics and proteomics anlysis in serum and urine samples, gut microbiome analysis in stood samples, and so on.
NCT03754920 — Fasting
Status: Active, not recruiting
http://inclinicaltrials.com/fasting/NCT03754920/
Self Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Mindfulness-based Meditation for Pain in Older Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis (Self tDCS and Meditation for Knee Pain)
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a two-week self tDCS and mindfulness-based meditation for pain in older adults with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
NCT03747640 — Knee Osteoarthritis
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/knee-osteoarthritis/NCT03747640/
Daily Meditation Program in Women Admitted to the Antepartum Unit: A Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to assess whether a daily mindful meditation program for women admitted to the antepartum floor will decrease maternal state anxiety compared to routine care.
NCT03737279 — Pregnancy Related
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/pregnancy-related/NCT03737279/
Mindfulness Meditation vs. Physical Exercise as Internal Recovery Strategies: Study on Comparative Effects on Stress, Fatigue, Burnout, Sleep Quality and Immunocompetence. A Randomized Controlled Trial
The objective of this research project is to examine if including mindfulness meditation or physical exercise at lunch break improve workers' recovery from work stress. Therefore, 72 workers included either mindfulness meditation or physical exercise during their lunchbreaks for a month in order to find out if these recovery strategies have more favorable outcomes than usually spent lunch breaks concerning: a) psychological detachment, b) perceived stress, c) general health, d) burnout, e) fatigue, f) quality of sleep, g) cortisol awakening response and h) immunocompetence.
NCT03728062 — Stress
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/stress/NCT03728062/
Mindfulness Meditation to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Post-operative Outcomes in Rhinoplasty Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A key factor in determining success of facial plastic plastic surgery is overall patient satisfaction. While a number of patient-reported outcomes tools has been developed, there is still limited research in how physicians can improve patient satisfaction and post-operative outcomes. The goal of this study is to investigate the effect of a mindfulness meditation phone application on rhinoplasty outcomes. This study will also explore whether mindfulness meditation is a feasible adjunct to current pharmacological modalities of postoperative pain control as well as its potential impact on patient satisfaction. These questions will be answered using a randomized controlled trial.
NCT03727815 — Nose Deformity
Status: Withdrawn
http://inclinicaltrials.com/nose-deformity/NCT03727815/
Feasibility of Using a Consumer-based Mobile App to Improve Fatigue and Emotional Symptoms in Myeloproliferative Neoplasm Patients
This study was a four-group randomized pilot trial in myeloproliferative neoplasm (MPN) patients. Patients were recruited nationally through organizational partners and social media. Eligible and consented patients were enrolled into one of four groups, two of which received varying orders of two consumer-based apps (unnamed consumer-based [CB] app and Calm App) and two that received one of the apps alone for the second four weeks of the eight week intervention after an educational control condition. Participants were asked to perform 10 min/day of smartphone-based meditation irrespective of the app and/or the order in which they received the apps. Feasibility outcomes were measured at week five and nine with an online survey. Feasibility outcomes were acceptability, demand, and limited efficacy for depression, anxiety, pain intensity, sleep disturbance, sexual function, quality of life, global health, and total symptom burden. The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility of the use of two different consumer-based meditation smartphone applications (i.e., apps) in MPN patients. Specific aim #1: Examine the feasibility of daily meditation delivered using a consumer-based mobile app. Hypothesis: It will feasible to deliver smartphone-based meditation to MPN patients. Exploratory Aim: Explore the preliminary effects of daily meditation delivered using a consumer-based mobile app on MPN self-report fatigue, anxiety, depression, pain intensity, sleep disturbance, sexual function, global health, quality of life, and total symptom burden. Hypothesis: There will be demonstrated preliminary effects on patient-reported outcomes in MPN patients.
NCT03726944 — Myeloproliferative Neoplasm
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/myeloproliferative-neoplasm/NCT03726944/
Me-GC: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Meditation to Reduce Genetic Counselor Burnout and Genetic Counseling Student Stress
This study is designed to determine whether meditation is beneficial for genetic counselors and genetic counseling students. The main goal is to see if meditation can help with professional well-being (burnout for genetic counselors, stress for genetic counseling students). The investigators will also explore whether meditation has other benefits for the genetic counseling profession.
NCT03723018 — Genetic Counseling Profession
Status: Completed
http://inclinicaltrials.com/genetic-counseling-profession/NCT03723018/