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Weekly Dynamics of Psychopathological and Symptom Networks During Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Emotional Distress

NCT07280481 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2026-04-27

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Summary

The goal of this clinical study is to learn how Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress (MIED) helps people with emotional distress and how their symptoms and psychological patterns change over time.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* How do the relationships between emotions, thoughts, and behaviors change week by week during mindfulness training?
* Which psychological skills, such as distress tolerance or cognitive flexibility, improve first and lead to later emotional relief? Two groups will be compared - one that takes part in an online mindfulness intervention and one that waits to join - to see how the intervention changes emotional and psychological networks over time.

Participants will:

* Complete a 7-week online self-guided Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress（iMIED） designed for people experiencing high emotional distress.
* Fill out short weekly questionnaires about their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors before, during, and after the course (9 times in total).
* Receive access to the mindfulness program after the study if they are in the wait-list group.

This study includes about 500 adults aged 18 and older who feel anxious, depressed, or emotionally distressed but have no major psychiatric disorders. By tracking weekly changes, the research aims to identify how mindfulness intervention leads to emotional improvement and which skills play the most important roles in that process.

Conditions

  • Depression, Anxiety
  • Emotional Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress (self-guided version)

The self-guided version of the Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress (MIED) is a WeChat mini-program that lasts for 49 days. Each day, participants received different materials including (a) an audio recording of mindfulness meditation guidance; (b) learning materials in text or audio; and (c) assignments (for example, informal mindfulness practice, emotion journal, and challenging tasks). These exercises, knowledge and strategies are based on the latest progress in the field of psychological counseling and treatment, and their application in daily life can help alleviate anxiety, depression and other emotional problems.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Peking University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Xinghua Liu · School of Psychological and Cognitive Sciences, Peking University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-16
Primary Completion
2026-04-28
Completion
2026-05-22

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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