Virtual Coach for Mindfulness Meditation Training

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01212497

Enrollment

Registered

2010-09-30

Start date

2010-01-31

Completion date

2010-04-30

Last updated

2010-09-30

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Conditions

Mindfulness Training

Keywords

mindfulness, meditation, training, coaching, virtual coach

Brief summary

Evaluate the effectiveness of using a virtual computer coach to provide mindfulness meditation training, and the coaching support required to initiate a regular practice.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMindfulness meditation coaching

Participants interact with virtual coach to obtain instruction in mindfulness meditation and coaching support.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* over 18, no previous mindfulness experience, computer literacy

Exclusion criteria

* substance abuse, anxiety/depression, psychosis

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Frequency of meditating	7 weeks (weekly)	Measure the number of times participants meditated per week, throughout the 7 week period of the study.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026