Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of a Four-Week Feeling Tone Mindfulness Course
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe University of Hong Kong
About this trial
This is an academic research study aiming to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a four-week feeling tone mindfulness course on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
aged 18 or above
speak and understand Cantonese as well as written Chinese to a level where the participant can fully take part in the course without the need for translation support
have means to access online teleconferencing meeting software (e.g., Zoom), online surveys, online intervention materials, and Short Message Service (SMS) or WhatsApp messenger
Disqualifiers
moderately severe or severe depressive or anxiety symptoms
diagnosed with bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder (type I or type II) or ever experienced a manic/hypomanic episode
diagnosed with schizophrenia/ psychosis or ever experienced a psychotic episode
diagnosed with dementia/ neurocognitive disorders/ neurological disorders
Trial design
Design model
Single group
Treatments tested in this trial
4-week feeling tone intervention program
BehavioralParticipants will take part in a 4-week mindfulness of feeling tone intervention program taught by a registered mindfulness teacher, who is also a registered clinical psychologist. The intervention program includes 4 sessions, with each session lasting for about 2 hours. The program is taught in Cantonese, in a group setting, live online (via Zoom). Participants will practice meditation practices during the session, explore themes of the week, review and explore their meditation experiences. They will also practice meditation practices daily for at least 30 minutes at home, with meditation audio recordings provided by the teacher.
Treatment groups
80 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupGroup A: InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Mindfulness (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20)
The 20-item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20 (FFMQ-20) will be used to measure mindfulness. Possible score range is 20 to 100, where higher scores indicate higher mindfulness.
Time frame
4-week; 8-week2
Equanimity (Equanimity Scale)
The 16-item Equanimity Scale (ES-16) will be used to measure equanimity. Possible score range is 16 to 80, where higher scores indicate higher equanimity.
Time frame
4-week; 8-week3
Self-compassion (Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale)
The 20-item Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S) will be used to measure self-compassion. Possible score range is 20 to 100, where higher scores indicate higher self-compassion.
Time frame
4-week; 8-weekSecondary outcomes
1
Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - 9)
The nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) will be used to measure depression. Possible score range is 0 to 27, where higher scores mean more severe depression.
Time frame
4-week; 8-week2
Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7)
The seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) will be used to measure anxiety. Possible score range is 0 to 21, where higher scores indicate more severe anxiety.
Time frame
4-week; 8-week3
Stress (Perceived Stress Scale - 10)
The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale - 10 (PSS) will be used to measure stress. Possible score range is 0 to 40, where higher scores indicate higher perceived stress.
Time frame
4-week; 8-week4
Wellbeing (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale)
The seven-item Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) will be used to measure wellbeing. Possible score range is 0 to 35, where higher scores mean higher mental wellbeing.
Time frame
4-week; 8-weekSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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