The Effect of Mindfulness Meditation and Loving-kindness and Compassion Meditation on Psychological Distress

NCT06360497 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 202206090070
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 152
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to explore the effect of of mindfulness meditation and loving-kindness and compassion meditation on psychological distress (i.e., anxiety, depression, stress), and explore the mechanism from the perspective of reinforcement sensitivity theory.

Conditions

MM Group; LKCM Group; Waitlist Group

Keywords

mindfulness, loving-kindness and compassion

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• The Depression Anxiety Stress Scale

  The scalewas used to measure depression, anxiety, and stress with 21 items. Participants are required to report the degree of conformity scoring from 1 (did not apply to me at all) to 4 (applied to me very much).

  2 months

• The Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale

  The scale was used to measure the degree of mindfulness, with 10 items and two dimensions, scoring from 1 (never) to 5 (always).

  2 months

• The Sensitivity to Punishment and Sensitivity to Reward Questionnaire

  The scale included 34 items to test the sensitivity to punishment and sensitivity to reward. and participants were asked to respond yes (scoring 1) or no (scoring 0). Summing the scores of the questions was the total score for that dimension.

  2 months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• The Emotional Word Lists

  2 months

Study Arms (3)

mindfulness meditation group

EXPERIMENTAL

participants in mindfulness meditation group would receive four weeks mindfulness meditation intervention.

Other: mindfulness meditation intervention and loving-kindness and compassion meditation intervention

loving-kindness and compassion meditation group

EXPERIMENTAL

participants in loving-kindness and compassion meditation group would receive four weeks loving-kindness and compassion meditation meditation.

Other: mindfulness meditation intervention and loving-kindness and compassion meditation intervention

waitlist

NO INTERVENTION

participants in waitlist receive no intervention

Interventions

mindfulness meditation intervention and loving-kindness and compassion meditation intervention OTHER

Interventions were conducted by two teachers separately. Mindfulness meditation group provided the knowledge and practice related with mindfulness, and loving-kindness and compassion meditation group provided knowledge and practice related with loving-kindness and compassion meditation.

Also known as: waitlist

loving-kindness and compassion meditation group; mindfulness meditation group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 56 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• (1) have not attended structured meditation intervention; (2) have not diagnosed psychiatric diseases; (3) not currently receiving or has never received psychological counseling; (4) not currently taking or has never taken psychotropic medication; (5) age is less than 18.

You may not qualify if:

• (1) have attended structured meditation intervention; (2) have diagnosed psychiatric diseases; (3) receiving or have received psychological counseling; (4) taking or have taken psychotropic drugs; (5) age is more than 18.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Beijing Normal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Xianglong Zeng

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100875, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Waiting Lists

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Appointments and Schedules; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 8, 2024
• First Posted: April 11, 2024
• Study Start: June 3, 2022
• Primary Completion: October 9, 2022
• Study Completion: October 9, 2022
• Last Updated: April 11, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CN (1)