Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 30Years
All Genders
NCT07136948

Mindfulness Training and Respiration Biosignal Feedback - Study 2

Led by Equa Health · Updated on 2025-08-22

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Participants Needed

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Research Sites

14 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

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Equa Health

Lead Sponsor

W

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The goal of this research is to test usability and user satisfaction with a new breathing feature on the meditation app, Equa, to help young adults who are distressed, understand their physiological responses and mindfulness skill development during meditation. Our main aims are to test an algorithm that can use physiologic signals to give feedback about how participant physiology is changing during guided lessons on the meditation app, Equa through: * Assessing user satisfaction and usability * Measuring how much participant mindfulness skills are improving Participants will: * Complete a survey about demographics, their thoughts and feelings before and after the mindfulness meditation program * Complete 14 smartphone guided mindfulness meditation training units while physiological measures are being recorded * A subset of participants will see a graph tracking their physiological responses from the guided meditation lesson and predictive mindfulness skill scores * Complete a few brief questionnaires before and after mindfulness practices to understand potential changes in their mindfulness skills

CONDITIONS

Official Title

Mindfulness Training and Respiration Biosignal Feedback - Study 2

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years - 30Years
All Genders

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Ages 18-30 years of Age
  • Fluent in English
  • Experiencing psychological distress
  • Willing to participate in guided meditation or stress management training
  • Willing and able to wear earbud headphones and a sensor shirt to track motion and physiological measures
  • Willing to be randomly assigned to one of two study groups
  • Willing to provide ratings on their training experience
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Currently pregnant
  • Current or previous diagnosis of psychosis or schizophrenia

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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GATF Building

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213

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Research Team

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Emily G Thomas, BA

CONTACT

D

David Creswell, Ph.D.

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

DOUBLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

SEQUENTIAL

Primary Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Number of Arms

2

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