None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of the current study is to explore the effect of an online mindfulness program (iMindTime) on depression, anxiety and stress. The iMindTime program is a digital health program that comprises six sessions delivered over three weeks. It is designed to enhance mindfulness and increase awareness of moment-to-moment experiences. Adults aged 18 years or older, fluent in English, will be recruited to participate in this randomised controlled trial. Participants will complete baseline questionnaires that will explore their levels of depressive, anxious and stress symptoms, alongside their levels of state and trait mindfulness. Subsequently, participants will be randomised to the iMindTime program or a waitlist control condition. Individuals assigned to the iMindTime program will complete ‘post-intervention’ testing after the program ends. Participants in the waitlist control will continue their usual activities and will complete ‘post-intervention’ testing after a three-week post-enrolment delay, after which they will be given access to iMindTime. It is hypothesised that the iMindTime program will decrease anxiety, depression and stress symptoms in comparison to usual activities.
Interventions
Brief name: iMindTime
Description: iMindTime Digital Health program is designed to encourage an individual to be more mindful and increase their awareness of moment-to-moment experiences by being non-judgmental of their experiences and accepting what is happening in the present without wanting it to change it. iMindTime will be offered through the My Digital Health platform.The program consists of six brief modules completed over three weeks.
The modules include:
1. Mindfulness of Breath
2. Min
Brief name: iMindTime Description: iMindTime Digital Health program is designed to encourage an individual to be more mindful and increase their awareness of moment-to-moment experiences by being non-judgmental of their experiences and accepting what is happening in the present without wanting it to change it. iMindTime will be offered through the My Digital Health platform.The program consists of six brief modules completed over three weeks. The modules include: 1. Mindfulness of Breath 2. Mindfulness of Emotions 3. Mindfulness of Bodily Sensations 4. Mindfulness of Sounds 5. Mindfulness of Thoughts 6. Loving Kindness Meditation Each module comprises educational and practical material about mindfulness principles (5-10 minutes of reading time per module). To consolidate learning, participants are asked to practice the specific mindfulness principles (10-20 minutes x 3 days per module) before moving to the next module. Participants will also receive automated emails (e.g., to remind them to log on, when to complete follow-up intervention questionnaires). Modules include text, graphics, audio, and downloads. Modules can be accessible via web, mobile or tablet devices. Participant engagement with the program will be obtained through by passive analytic data (e.g., what pages they visited and when), as well as reviewing the completion of the scheduled intervention assessments.
Sponsors
Federation University Australia
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Adults (+18 years) competent to give consent and fluent in English
Exclusion criteria
No internet access, does not create a My Digital Health account (requires the provision of a valid email address), does not provide consent to study conditions.
Outcome results
None listed