Mechanisms of Mindfulness and Stress Resilience: A Mobile App Mindfulness Training Study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the active components of mindfulness meditation for reducing psychological stress and improving biomarkers of health. This study compares the effects of three brief trainings: (1) training in both present-moment attention and mindful acceptance, (2) training in present-focused attention, and (3) an active psychological training with no mindfulness content.

Conditions

• Psychological Stress
• Mindfulness

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Training

Mindfulness training intervention consisting of 14 x 20-minute audio-guided lessons that participants access on their smartphones during the 14-day intervention period.

BEHAVIORAL

Mindful Attention Only Training

Mindful attention training intervention consisting of 14 x 20-minute audio-guided lessons that participants access on their smartphones during the 14-day intervention period.

BEHAVIORAL

Analytic Thinking Training

Comparison analytic thinking intervention consisting of 14 x 20-minute audio-guided lessons that participants access on their smartphones during the 14-day intervention period.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mind and Life Institute, Hadley, Massachusetts

  collaborator OTHER

• Yoga Science Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• Penn State University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Pittsburgh

  collaborator OTHER

• Virginia Commonwealth University

  collaborator OTHER

• 01 Expert Systems, LLC

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Carnegie Mellon University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Emily K Lindsay, MS · Carnegie Mellon University

• J. David Creswell, PhD · Carnegie Mellon University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

70 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-02-28

Primary Completion

2016-04-30

Completion

2016-04-30

Countries

• United States

Study Locations