The Impact of 8 Weeks of Digital Meditation Application and Healthy Eating Program on Work Stress and Health Outcomes

Summary

The aim of the present study is to test the effects of a digital meditation intervention and/or a healthy eating intervention in a sample of UCSF employees with overweight and obesity (BMI\>=25kg/m2) who report mild to moderate stress. We will randomize UCSF employees to 8-weeks of a digital meditation intervention (using the commercially available application, Headspace), a healthy eating intervention, a digital meditation+healthy eating intervention, or a waitlist control condition.

Conditions

• Stress
• Psychological
• Behavioral Symptoms
• Sleep
• Health Behavior
• Weight, Body

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Meditation

10 minute per day, 8 week digital meditation

BEHAVIORAL

Healthy Eating

A single 50 minute counseling session focused on eating behaviors, and three 10-minute follow-up phone calls to check-in on eating goals

BEHAVIORAL

Meditation + healthy eating

10 minute per day, 8 week digital meditation and a single 50 minute counseling session focused on eating behaviors, and three 10-minute follow-up phone calls to check-in on eating goals

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of California's Healthy Campus Network

  collaborator OTHER

• Headspace, Inc

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

  collaborator NIH

• University of California, San Francisco

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Aric Prather, PhD · UC San Francisco

• Elissa Epel, PhD · UC San Francisco

• Rachel Radin, PhD · UC San Francisco

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-02-14

Primary Completion

2020-05-19

Completion

2021-03-01

Countries

• United States

Study Locations