Effects of an Online Meditation Course on Quality of Life

Sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany (Other)
Overall Status
Active, not recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT04950543
Collaborator
(none)
343
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Many interventions in the field of meditation are becoming increasingly popular and have gained worldwide acceptance over the past years, both in terms of health, but also psychological aspects. On the other hand, controversial and sometimes hypercritical positions are on the rise, questioning the positive effects of meditation on health due to the limited availability of high-quality scientific data. With regard to a large number of meditation interventions, the systematic exploration of procedures that have not yet been scientifically evaluated - also in online settings - is a meaningful contribution to meditation research.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: Meditation

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Actual Enrollment :
343 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Effects of an Online Meditation Course on Quality of Life and Positive Emotions - a Prospective Observational Study (EXPAN Study)
Actual Study Start Date :
Jul 5, 2021
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Aug 30, 2021
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Mar 1, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Meditation

Behavioral: Meditation
An online survey will be offered to participants who have enrolled in a 21-day meditation online course. The survey will be conducted using mobile website technology before and after the online course and additionally after 3 and 6 months.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1 [Change from Baseline Quality of life at 1 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Quality of life, PROMIS-29 Profile v2.1 [Baseline, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  2. Global Health, PROMIS Scale v1.2 [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  3. Affect regulation, PANAS 10 [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  4. Stress, PSS 4 [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  5. Flourishing, FS 8 [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  6. Resilience, CD-RISC 10 [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  7. Mysticism, HMS-8 [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  8. Self-efficacy, ASKU [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  9. Awe and Gratitude, GrAw-7 [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  10. Well-being, WHO-5 [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  11. Spirituality, ASP [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    The scale ranges from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest level and 100 is the highest level.

  12. Sedentary behavior [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    Duration in minutes

  13. Sporting activity [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    Duration in minutes

  14. Relaxation behavior [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    Duration in minutes

  15. Alcohol consumption [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question

  16. Cigarettes [Baseline, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months]

    Assessed retrospectively (last 1 month) with self-designed question

Other Outcome Measures

  1. Qualitative interviews [1 month and 6 months]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion criteria:
  • Age: 18 years or older

  • All persons registering for the online course

  • Internet access

  • Sufficient language skills, as well as cognitive and physical abilities, to participate in an online survey lasting approximately 30 minutes

  • Active consent to the online consent form

Exclusion criteria

  • Failure to provide informed consent to participate in the study

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Charite University Berlin Germany 14109

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Andreas Michalsen, Principal Investigator, Charite University, Berlin, Germany
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04950543
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • EXPAN
First Posted:
Jul 6, 2021
Last Update Posted:
Aug 3, 2021
Last Verified:
Jul 1, 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Undecided
Plan to Share IPD:
Undecided
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Andreas Michalsen, Principal Investigator, Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 3, 2021