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Acceptability, Feasibility, and Effectiveness of a Four-Week Feeling Tone Mindfulness Course

No phase Interventional Mindfulness Depression Anxiety Stress

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: 4-week feeling tone intervention program.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Mindfulness, Depression, Anxiety, Stress. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Hong Kong
Next step
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Overview

This is an academic research study aiming to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a four-week feeling tone mindfulness course on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes.

Detailed description

The four-week feeling tone mindfulness course is an adapted version of a mindfulness intervention program recently developed by Professor Mark Williams and colleagues. This study aims to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a four-week feeling tone mindfulness course on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress, wellbeing) in a Hong Kong population.

Interventions

  • Behavioral 4-week feeling tone intervention program
    Participants will take part in a 4-week mindfulness of feeling tone intervention program taught by a registered mindfulness teacher, who is also a registered clinical psychologist. The intervention program includes 4 sessions, with each session lasting for about 2 hours. The program is taught in Cantonese, in a group setting, live online (via Zoom). Participants will practice meditation practices during the session, explore themes of the week, review and explore their meditation experiences. The

Primary outcome measures

  • Mindfulness (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20) [Time frame: 4-week; 8-week]
  • Equanimity (Equanimity Scale) [Time frame: 4-week; 8-week]
  • Self-compassion (Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale) [Time frame: 4-week; 8-week]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
  • Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - 9) [Time frame: 4-week; 8-week]
  • Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7) [Time frame: 4-week; 8-week]
  • Stress (Perceived Stress Scale - 10) [Time frame: 4-week; 8-week]
  • Wellbeing (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale) [Time frame: 4-week; 8-week]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • aged 18 or above
  • speak and understand Cantonese as well as written Chinese to a level where the participant can fully take part in the course without the need for translation support
  • have means to access online teleconferencing meeting software (e.g., Zoom), online surveys, online intervention materials, and Short Message Service (SMS) or WhatsApp messenger

Exclusion criteria

  • moderately severe or severe depressive or anxiety symptoms
  • diagnosed with bipolar disorder or bipolar affective disorder (type I or type II) or ever experienced a manic/hypomanic episode
  • diagnosed with schizophrenia/ psychosis or ever experienced a psychotic episode
  • diagnosed with dementia/ neurocognitive disorders/ neurological disorders
  • diagnosed with intellectual disability
  • diagnosed with other neurodevelopmental disorders
  • experience of a traumatic event that is currently affecting the potential participants
  • recent bereavement, major loss, or stressful life events
  • suicidal
  • alcohol or drug abuse
  • currently experiencing other mental or physical health condition, or life condition that might affect potential participants' participation in the course
  • prior experience of taking part in the feeling tone intervention as a course participant

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
N/A
Model
Single group
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

Hong Kong · 1 center
  • Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong — Hong Kong

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06595849 · 1005240113_Study2

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗