Virtual Coach for Mindfulness Meditation Training
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interventional
22
1 country
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Brief 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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2010
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2010
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
April 1, 2010
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 29, 2010
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 30, 2010
CompletedSeptember 30, 2010
September 1, 2010
2 months
September 29, 2010
September 29, 2010
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Frequency of meditating
Measure the number of times participants meditated per week, throughout the 7 week period of the study.
7 weeks (weekly)
Study Arms (1)
Mindfulness meditation coaching
EXPERIMENTALAssess effectiveness of using a virtual computer coach to train mindfulness meditation
Interventions
Participants interact with virtual coach to obtain instruction in mindfulness meditation and coaching support.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- over 18, no previous mindfulness experience, computer literacy
You may not qualify if:
- substance abuse, anxiety/depression, psychosis
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Psychometrix Associates
Blacksburg, Virginia, 24060, United States
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Eva Hudlicka, Ph.D.
Psychometrix Associates
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 29, 2010
First Posted
September 30, 2010
Study Start
January 1, 2010
Primary Completion
March 1, 2010
Study Completion
April 1, 2010
Last Updated
September 30, 2010
Record last verified: 2010-09