Efficacy of Interactive Audio-based Mindfulness ChatGPT-Powered Intervention on Well-being
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Interactive Mindfulness Breathing ChatGPT-Powered Intervention, Interactive Mind Wandering ChatGPT-Powered Intervention, Mindfulness Breathing Audio-only.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Perceived Stress, Positive and Negative Affect, State Anxiety, Self Control. Basic parameters: 18 years — 30 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
- Singapore
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
Brief mindfulness intervention is a short form is a form of short-duration practice, typically delivered for around 30 minutes or less (Howarth et al., 2019). It can be conducted in various formats, including a short breathing exercise or body scan (Palascha et al., 2021), and are increasingly offered through digital platforms, including app-based formats. Empirical evidence has examined the efficacy of brief mindfulness intervention and yielded mixed results. For some studies, positive effects were found, while some studies found no supporting evidence. Such inconsistencies may be due to the several current limitations of brief mindfulness intervention. Firstly, the duration of the intervention is too short. Given this brevity, these short practices may not offer the same immersion and depth that traditional mindfulness may offer. Secondly, most brief mindfulness utilised audio-based formats, which tend to be passive in nature and may not fully engage participants. Lastly, for brief mindfulness delivered through app-based platforms, these applications adopt a self-help approach, which may lower engagement and user commitment. Moreover, these applications also relied on audio guides which lacks the student-facilitator engagement found in traditional classes. To address the current limitations within the literature, a between-within-subjects experiment will be conducted where participants will be randomly assigned to one of the three conditions: (1) an interactive brief mindfulness breathing ChatGPT-powered intervention, (2) an interactive mind-wandering ChatGPT-powered control, or (3) a mindfulness breathing audio control. We hypothesise that the brief mindfulness breathing ChatGPT-powered intervention group will have significant improvements in well-being outcomes as compared to the other two control groups. By exploring the potential of an interactive ChatGPT-powered intervention, this study aims to understand its efficacy in improving well-being.
Interventions
- Other Interactive Mindfulness Breathing ChatGPT-Powered Intervention
The intervention is a ChatGPT-powered mindfulness breathing bot configured using a 15-minute guided exercise adapted from Hafenbrack et al. (2014), Clinton et al. (2018), and Arch and Craske (2006). The session is divided into one-minute segments: the first minute provides settling instructions (for example, inviting participants to adopt a comfortable position), followed by step-by-step guidance of the mindfulness breathing exercise. To foster reflection and encourage active engagement, the cha - Other Interactive Mind Wandering ChatGPT-Powered Intervention
The intervention is a ChatGPT-powered mind wandering bot configured using a 15-minute guided exercise adapted from Hafenbrack et al. (2014), Clinton et al. (2018), and Arch and Craske (2006). The session is divided into one-minute segments: the first minute provides settling instructions (for example, inviting participants to adopt a comfortable position), followed by step-by-step guidance of the mindfulness breathing exercise. To foster reflection and encourage active engagement, the chatbot wa - Other Mindfulness Breathing Audio-only
This intervention consists of listening to a 15-minute mindfulness breathing audio-only exercise, adapted from Hafenbrack et al. (2014), Clinton et al. (2018), and Arch and Craske (2006). There will be no verbal interactions in this intervention.
Primary outcome measures
- Stress [Time frame: Change from pre-intervention (baseline, before intervention) to immediately post-intervention (after the 15-minute session)]
- Positive and Negative Affect [Time frame: Change from pre-intervention (baseline) to immediately post-intervention (after the 15-minute session)]
- State Anxiety [Time frame: Change from pre-intervention (baseline) to immediately post-intervention (after the 15-minute session).]
- Self-control Capacity [Time frame: Change from pre-intervention (baseline) to immediately post-intervention (after the 15-minute session).]
- State Mindfulness Attention [Time frame: Change from pre-intervention (baseline) to immediately post-intervention (after the 15-minute session).]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Participants who are aged 18 to 30 (inclusive)
Exclusion criteria
- Not applicable
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
Study locations
Singapore · 1 center
- Singapore Management University — Singapore
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07333365 · IRB-25-212-A172-M2(1125)