Anxiety & Depression Association of America

Mindful Waiting Room

Purpose

This will be a single-site, five-arm, parallel group randomized control trial involving patients seeking integrative healthcare. Four different styles of 5-minute, audio-recoded mindfulness practices delivered in the clinic waiting room will be compared with a 5-minute audio-recording about integrative healthcare. A secondary sub-analysis will investigate the most effective mindfulness practice style for patients presenting at the clinic with elevated anxiety, depression, or pain.

Conditions

Anxiety State
Depressive State
Pain
Nausea
Fatigue
Cancer

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Over 18 Years
Eligible Genders: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria

Seeking treatment at the Huntsman Cancer Institute's Wellness Center - Adults 18+ - Facility with the English language that is adequate to complete study procedures

Exclusion Criteria

Cognitive impairment preventing completion of study procedures - An unstable illness judged by medical staff to interfere with study treatment

Study Design

Phase: N/A
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Experimental Body Scan Practice		Behavioral: Body Scan Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded body scan practice.
Experimental Mindful Breathing Practice		Behavioral: Mindful Breathing Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful breathing practice.
Experimental Mindfulness of Discomfort Practice		Behavioral: Mindfulness of Discomfort Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindfulness of discomfort practice.
Experimental Mindful Savoring Practice		Behavioral: Mindful Savoring Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful savoring practice.
Active Comparator Integrative Health Recording		Behavioral: Integrative Health Recording Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded description of integrative health.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status: Recruiting
Sponsor: University of Utah

Study Contact

Adam Hanley
8012134191
adam.hanley@utah.edu

Notice

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