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Ultra-brief Online Mindfulness-based Intervention During COVID-19 Movement Control Order

NCT04536441 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 161

Last updated 2020-09-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The federal government of Malaysia implemented a nationwide Movement Control Order (MCO) to control the COVID-19 outbreak. The MCO, however, has been found to have a negative impact on people's mental wellbeing. Interventions that can improve mental health under restricted movement condition is urgently. The present study investigated the impact of a brief, online mindfulness-based intervention on mental health using two-arm randomized controlled trial design. A total of 161 participants self-reported their feeling, anxiety, psychological insecurity, and well-being at baseline (T1) and post-test (T2), while 61 of them answered the same set of measures and the fear of COVID-19 scale in a follow-up study two weeks later (T3).

Conditions

  • Mental Health Wellness
  • Psychological Security
  • Psychological Distress

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Ultra Brief Online Mindfulness-based Intervention

We adapted and contextualized the original RAIN protocol to local pandemic-induced lockdown situation, with short journaling prompts that engage participants in self-reflection. Journaling is known to be a creative way to engage people in a therapeutic activity which promotes self-awareness (Utley \& Garza, 2011). Creating a visual narration of thoughts, feelings and experiences help individuals make internal experiences more tangible and manageable, especially during these uncertain times.

BEHAVIORAL

Control

The control group participants were asked to report preventive measures that they have taken to prevent COVID-19, ways that they obtained Movement Control Order news, and things that they wished to do once the Movement Control Order is lifted.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sunway University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kai-Shuen Pheh, MClinPsych · Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
99 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-04-01
Primary Completion
2020-05-30
Completion
2020-06-30

Countries

  • Malaysia

Study Locations

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