An interventional study of 4-week feeling tone intervention program in Mindfulness, Depression and Anxiety, sponsored by The University of Hong Kong. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Hong Kong. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-19.
Sponsored by The University of Hong Kong · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This is an academic research study aiming to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a four-week feeling tone mindfulness course on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes.
The four-week feeling tone mindfulness course is an adapted version of a mindfulness intervention program recently developed by Professor Mark Williams and colleagues. This study aims to explore the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of a four-week feeling tone mindfulness course on equanimity, mindfulness, self-compassion, and mental health outcomes (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress, wellbeing) in a Hong Kong population.
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This is a single-arm trial, where all participants will be assigned to the intervention group.
Behavioral: 4-week feeling tone intervention program
Participants will take part in a 4-week mindfulness of feeling tone intervention program taught by a registered mindfulness teacher, who is also a registered clinical psychologist. The intervention program includes 4 sessions, with each session lasting for about 2 hours. The program is taught in Cantonese, in a group setting, live online (via Zoom). Participants will practice meditation practices during the session, explore themes of the week, review and explore their meditation experiences. They will also practice meditation practices daily for at least 30 minutes at home, with meditation audio recordings provided by the teacher.
Mindfulness (Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20)
The 20-item Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - 20 (FFMQ-20) will be used to measure mindfulness. Possible score range is 20 to 100, where higher scores indicate higher mindfulness.
Time frame: 4-week; 8-week
Equanimity (Equanimity Scale)
The 16-item Equanimity Scale (ES-16) will be used to measure equanimity. Possible score range is 16 to 80, where higher scores indicate higher equanimity.
Time frame: 4-week; 8-week
Self-compassion (Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale)
The 20-item Sussex-Oxford Compassion for the Self Scale (SOCS-S) will be used to measure self-compassion. Possible score range is 20 to 100, where higher scores indicate higher self-compassion.
Time frame: 4-week; 8-week
Depression (Patient Health Questionnaire - 9)
The nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) will be used to measure depression. Possible score range is 0 to 27, where higher scores mean more severe depression.
Time frame: 4-week; 8-week
Anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7)
The seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) will be used to measure anxiety. Possible score range is 0 to 21, where higher scores indicate more severe anxiety.
Time frame: 4-week; 8-week
Stress (Perceived Stress Scale - 10)
The 10-item Perceived Stress Scale - 10 (PSS) will be used to measure stress. Possible score range is 0 to 40, where higher scores indicate higher perceived stress.
Time frame: 4-week; 8-week
Wellbeing (Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale)
The seven-item Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) will be used to measure wellbeing. Possible score range is 0 to 35, where higher scores mean higher mental wellbeing.
Time frame: 4-week; 8-week
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