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Mindfulness Training and Respiration Biosignal Feedback - Study 1

NCT06625697 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-08-19

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this research is to develop 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 build an algorithm that can use physiologic signals to:

* Give feedback about how participant physiology is changing during guided lessons on the meditation app, Equa
* Measure 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
* Complete a few brief questionnaires before and after mindfulness practices to understand potential changes in their mindfulness skills

Conditions

  • Psychological Distress
  • Develop a Respiration Biosignal Feedback Algorithm
  • Utilize Respiration Algorithm to Predict Mindfulness Skills

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Meditation

Participants will be instructed on how to wear the physiological monitoring equipment during the 14-unit mindfulness meditation curriculum. Participants will then complete 2-10 minute guided seated Equa training lessons on a laboratory smartphone device while physiological measures are tracked. After training lessons, a respiration biosignal feedback chart will appear on the smartphone screen. Participants will also complete a brief mindfulness survey before and after training lessons.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

    collaborator NIH

  • Equa Health

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • David Creswell, PhD · Equa Health

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-01
Primary Completion
2025-08-08
Completion
2025-08-08

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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