Guided Meditation and Stress-Induced Eating

NCT03707197 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Meditation and Eating
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 943
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to test the effects of a digital meditation intervention in a sample of UCLA employees who report mild to moderate stress. We will randomize University of California Los Angeles employees to either 8-weeks of a digital meditation intervention (using the commercially available application Headspace) or a waitlist control condition.

Conditions

Stress-induced Eating

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Reductions in perceived stress as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale

  Changes in the Perceived Stress Scale (range: 1-40; Cohen, Kamarck, \& Mermelstein, 1988). Higher scores indicate greater psychological distress.

  Baseline to post-intervention (8 weeks from baseline)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Reductions in stress-induced eating as measured by the Palatable Eating Motives Scale

  Baseline to post-intervention (8 weeks from baseline)

• Reductions in reward-based eating as measured by the Reward-based Eating Drive

  Baseline to post-intervention (8 weeks from baseline)

Study Arms (2)

Meditation Group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group will be assigned to a digitally-based meditation intervention (Headspace app- Basic + Stress packs) and asked to use this for at least 10 minutes a day over the course of 8 weeks

Behavioral: Meditation

Wait-list Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Wait-list control group participants will continue their normal activities and not engage in any form of meditation during the study period

Interventions

Meditation BEHAVIORAL

Ten minutes of meditation per day for 8 weeks using a mobile application

Meditation Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Have access to a smartphone or computer everyday
• Are fluent in English
• Are a University of California, Los Angeles employee
• Report mild to moderate levels of stress
• Consent: demonstrate understanding of the study and willingness to participate as evidenced by voluntary informed consent and has received a signed and dated copy of the informed consent
• Are at least 18 years of age

You may not qualify if:

• You may not join if you are an experienced meditator or have participated in a formal meditation practice in the last 6 months (defined as once or more per week for a duration of 20 minutes or more at each practice)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles: lead
• The University of California's Healthy Campus Network: collaborator
• Headspace Meditation Limited: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of California, Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90024, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Meditation

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mind-Body Therapies; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Spiritual Therapies; Relaxation Therapy; Behavior Therapy; Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Study Officials

• Janet Tomiyama, Ph.D.

  University of California, Los Angeles

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Masking Details: Investigator will be blind to condition throughout data accrual.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Randomization to either digital meditation condition or waitlist-control condition

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 9, 2018
• First Posted: October 16, 2018
• Study Start: October 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: September 11, 2020
• Study Completion: September 11, 2020
• Last Updated: November 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Locations

US (1)