Mindfulness Training and Respiration Biosignal Feedback - Study 2

Part of paid clinical trials in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sponsor
Equa Health
Study ID
NCT07136948
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Mindfulness Skills
  • Psychological Distress
  • Usability Satisfaction

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - 30 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Mindfulness Meditation — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two different 14-unit smartphone meditation program groups that involve completing a 2-10 minute daily guided practice on their phones. Participants in both groups will follow the same 14 units of mindfulness meditation curriculum that consists of learning and practicing techniques to improve concentration, sensory clarity, and equanimity (Equa meditation app) and have access to additional curriculum. Physiological measures will be tracked throughout the duration of lessons. The control group will not see the graph tracking their physiological responses or the predictive mindfulness skill scores based on the algorithm development.
  • Mindfulness Meditation with Respiration Feedback Chart and Predictive Mindfulness Skill Scores — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will then be randomly assigned to one of two different 14-unit smartphone meditation program groups that involve completing a 2-10 minute daily guided practice on their phones. Participants in both groups will follow the same 14 units of mindfulness meditation curriculum that consists of learning and practicing techniques to improve concentration, sensory clarity, and equanimity (Equa meditation app) and have access to additional curriculum. Physiological measures will be tracked throughout the duration of lessons. Following the guided meditation lessons, a subset of participants (the experimental group) will see a graph tracking their physiological responses from the guided meditation lesson and predictive mindfulness skill scores based on our algorithm development. The feedback chart is produced by the physiological measures tracked throughout the duration of the lesson, and is displayed within the Equa app, moments after the meditation lessons concludes.

Study Details

The goal of this research is to test usability and user satisfaction with a new breathing feature on the meditation app, Equa, to help young adults who are distressed, understand their physiological responses and mindfulness skill development during meditation. Our main aims are to test an algorithm that can use physiologic signals to give feedback about how participant physiology is changing during guided lessons on the meditation app, Equa through: * Assessing user satisfaction and usability * Measuring how much participant mindfulness skills are improving Participants will: * Complete a survey about demographics, their thoughts and feelings before and after the mindfulness meditation program * Complete 14 smartphone guided mindfulness meditation training units while physiological measures are being recorded * A subset of participants will see a graph tracking their physiological responses from the guided meditation lesson and predictive mindfulness skill scores * Complete a few brief questionnaires before and after mindfulness practices to understand potential changes in their mindfulness skills

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 21, 2025
Status verified
Aug 2025
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2025
Completion
Nov 30, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SEQUENTIAL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Active Comparator: Control Group, No Physiological Feedback
    Participants be randomly assigned to one of two different 14-unit smartphone meditation program groups that involve completing a 2-10 minute daily guided practice on their phones. Participants in both groups will follow the same 14 units of mindfulness meditation curriculum that consists of learning and practicing techniques to improve concentration, sensory clarity, and equanimity (Equa meditation app) and have access to additional curriculum. Physiological measures will be tracked throughout the duration of lessons. A subset of participants (the experimental group) will see a graph tracking their physiological responses from the guided meditation lesson and predictive mindfulness skill scores based on the algorithm development. The control group will not see the graph tracking their physiology.
  • Experimental: Experimental Group, Physiological Feedback
    Following the guided meditation lessons, a subset of participants (the experimental group) will see a graph tracking their physiological responses from the guided meditation lesson and predictive mindfulness skill scores based on the algorithm development. The feedback chart is produced by the physiological measures tracked throughout the duration of the lesson, and is displayed within the Equa app, moments after the meditation lessons concludes.

Primary Outcome Measure

Assess usability and user satisfaction with respiration biosignal tracking and predictive mindfulness skill scores during meditation training to changes in mindfulness skills from pre-training to post-training [ Time Frame: Throughout 5 sessions over the course of 4 weeks (study completion) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
GATF BuildingPittsburghPennsylvania15213
Emily G Thomas, BA
[email protected]
828-773-9584
David Creswell, Ph.D.
[email protected]
412-535-3338
David Creswell, Ph.D. (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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