A study of mindfulness-based intervention using a smartphone app among employed women and their adolescent children

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1030240315

Enrollment

175

Registered

2024-09-02

Start date

2023-07-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-18

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Conditions

Prevention of depression Depressin

Interventions

Intervention group: Participants perform 8-weeks of mindfulness-based meditation with guided audio for about 10 minutes on an app. The guided meditations in each two-week module are as follows: weeks

weeks 3-4: a body scan meditation

weeks 5-6: a breath-sound-body meditation

and weeks 7-8: a loving-kindness meditation. Wait-list control group: Participants are asked to spend the 8-week control period as usual. After the control period, participants perform the mindfulnes

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mindfulness

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Able to communicate in Japanese (2) Subjects who give full consent in the participation of the study (3) Able to participate in face-to-face measurements at the laboratory Working women (1) Between the ages of 18 and 64 years (2) Working more than 20 hours per week (3) Biologically female Children (1) Between the ages of 12 and 17 years (2) Enrolled in junior or senior high school (3) Subjects whose parents are participating in this study (4) Living with parents

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Receiving treatment for mental health disorders (2) Women who are currently pregnant or may become pregnant within 6 months (3) Subjects with K6 score >=13 at screening (equivalent to a severe mental disorder) Working women (1) On a leave of absence Children (1) Not attending school regularly due to illness.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Psychological distress (K6) Perceived stress (PSS) Fitbit	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Well-being (SWLS) Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L) Trait anger (STAXI-2) Affect (PANAS, Affect Grid) Mindfulness (MAAS, CAMM) Self-compassion (SCS-SF) Cognitive flexibility (CFS) Emotion regulation (CERQ) Self-esteem (RSES) Environmental reward observation (EROS) Resilience (BRS) Interpersonal Reactivity (IRI) Job Stress (Brief Job Stress Questionnaire) Presenteeism (WHO-HPQ) Work-life balance (SWING) Psychological Safety (PSS) Creativity (self-perceived creativity) Help-seeking (ATSPPH-SF) Somatic symptom (SSS-8) Symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (DRSP) Insomnia severity (ISI) Menopausal symptoms (MRS) Marital relationship satisfaction Mindful parenting (IM-P) Pediatric symptom (PSC) Parent-adolescent communication (PACS) Heart rate, Heart rate variability Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Pupillary response	—

Measure

Time frame

Well-being (SWLS) Quality of Life (EQ-5D-5L) Trait anger (STAXI-2) Affect (PANAS, Affect Grid) Mindfulness (MAAS, CAMM) Self-compassion (SCS-SF) Cognitive flexibility (CFS) Emotion regulation (CERQ) Self-esteem (RSES) Environmental reward observation (EROS) Resilience (BRS) Interpersonal Reactivity (IRI) Job Stress (Brief Job Stress Questionnaire) Presenteeism (WHO-HPQ) Work-life balance (SWING) Psychological Safety (PSS) Creativity (self-perceived creativity) Help-seeking (ATSPPH-SF) Somatic symptom (SSS-8) Symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (DRSP) Insomnia severity (ISI) Menopausal symptoms (MRS) Marital relationship satisfaction Mindful parenting (IM-P) Pediatric symptom (PSC) Parent-adolescent communication (PACS) Heart rate, Heart rate variability Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Pupillary response

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Contacts

Public ContactKoichiro Adachi

The University of Tokyo

adachi-koichiro342@g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp+81-3-5841-1397

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026