Connectedness focused loving-kindness meditation

A randomized controlled trial to explore the effects of connectedness focused loving-kindness meditation on eudaimonic well-being. - A RCT of Connectedness focused loving-kindness meditation

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000055744

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-05

Start date

2024-10-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy adults

Interventions

A seven-week Connectedness focused loving-kindness meditation program (weekly 80-min in-person session, everyday homework) A seven-week loving-kindness meditation program (weekly 80-min in-person sess

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Individuals aged from 18 years old at the time of consent. 2) Individuals who use their own PC or smartphone. 3) Individuals who are able to participate in all 7 sessions once a week. 4) Individuals who are able to wake up by 9am during the participation period. 5) Individuals who are able to do homework every day.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Individuals currently receiving medical treatment. 2) Individuals with suicidal thoughts. 3) Individuals wearing a medical device. 4) Individuals with poor health. 5) Individuals who have history of epileptic seizure. 6) Individuals with body temperature dysregulation. 7) Individuals with irregular heartbeat. 8) Individuals with voice, hearing or grip strength disorder. 9) Individuals with communication disorder. 10) Individuals with heart-related illness. 11) Individuals without strenuous exercise, eating, smoking, or the consumption of caffeine or alcohol within one hour of the start of the intervention on the day. 12) Individuals who experienced an intervention with meditation practices. 13) Other persons deemed inappropriate by the principal investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The total score of the Comprehensive Connectedness Scale-Trait version [ Time Frame: pre, post, one and three month follow-up ]	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1) Wellbeing indices: Subjective happiness scale, Psychological well-being scale, Satisfaction with life scale, DASS-21,and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [ Time Frame: pre, post, one and three month follow-up ] 2) Psychological indices: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Self-compassion Scale, ego-resilience scale, and Adolescent Resilience Scale [ Time Frame: pre, post, one and three month follow-up ] 3)Daily affect: Comprehensive connectedness scale state version and Multiple mood scale. [ Time Frame: pre, post, one and three month follow-up ]	—

Measure

Time frame

1) Wellbeing indices: Subjective happiness scale, Psychological well-being scale, Satisfaction with life scale, DASS-21,and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [ Time Frame: pre, post, one and three month follow-up ] 2) Psychological indices: Mindful Attention Awareness Scale, Self-compassion Scale, ego-resilience scale, and Adolescent Resilience Scale [ Time Frame: pre, post, one and three month follow-up ] 3)Daily affect: Comprehensive connectedness scale state version and Multiple mood scale. [ Time Frame: pre, post, one and three month follow-up ]

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKohk Arimitsu

Kwansei Gakuin University Department of Psychological Science

arimitsu@kwansei.ac.jp080-1361-9039

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026