- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03945214
The Impact of 8 Weeks of Digital Meditation Application and Healthy Eating Program on Work Stress and Health Outcomes (SFUC+Health)
Program on Work Stress and Health Outcomes in a Heterogeneous University Employee Cohort
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The aim of the present study is to test the effects of a digital meditation intervention and/or a healthy eating intervention in a sample of UCSF employees with overweight and obesity (BMI>=25kg/m2) who report mild to moderate stress. We will randomize UCSF employees to 8-weeks of a digital meditation intervention (using the commercially available application, Headspace), a healthy eating intervention, a digital meditation+healthy eating intervention, or a waitlist control condition.
Participants assigned to the digital meditation intervention group will be asked to download and use the Headspace mobile application for at least 10 minutes per day for 8 weeks. Participants assigned to the healthy eating intervention group will be asked to participate in a 50 minute motivational interviewing counseling session centered around healthy eating behaviors , three 10-minute booster phone calls at weeks 1, 4, and 8, and weekly participation in a digital mindful eating activity.
All study participants will be asked to fill out questionnaires at baseline, week 4, week 8 (post-intervention), and a 4-month follow-up period. Among participants who are randomized to the digital meditation intervention, they will also take part in a 1-year follow-up assessment. Physiological assessments (body composition, blood spot) will be obtained at an in-person clinic visit at baseline and week 8. Fitness, sleep, and mood data will be gathered for seven consecutive days at baseline and week 8.
Prior to randomization, participants will go through an eligibility screening and complete the baseline questionnaire battery. Adherence in the digital meditation intervention will be tracked remotely. The goal is to recruit up to 165 participants
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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California
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San Francisco, California, United States, 94118
- University of California, San Francisco
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
You may join if you
- Have access to a smartphone or computer every day
- Are fluent in English
- Are a UCSF employee
- Report mild to moderate levels of stress (as determined by a Perceived Stress Scale score of 15 or higher)
- Consent: demonstrate understanding of the study and willingness to participate as evidenced by voluntary informed consent and have received a signed and dated copy of the informed consent form
- Are at least 18 years of age
- Express a willingness to be randomly assigned into the waitlist group or the intervention groups
- Report a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 kg/m2 or above
Exclusion Criteria:
You may not join if you:
- Are an experienced meditator or have participated in a formal meditation practice in the last 3 months (defined as 3 times per week or more for 10 minutes or more at each practice)
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
- Masking: Single
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Meditation group
Participants in the meditation intervention group will be assigned to a digitally-based meditation intervention (Headspace app- Basics + Stress packs) and asked to use this for at least 10 minutes a day over the course of 8 weeks.
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10 minute per day, 8 week digital meditation
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Experimental: Healthy eating group
Participants in the healthy eating group will be required to attend an in-person 50-minute counseling session geared towards developing goals to improve eating behavior, along with three 10-minute booster phone calls at weeks 1, 4, and 8.
They will be asked to engage with a digital-based mindful eating program once per week over the course of 8 weeks.
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A single 50 minute counseling session focused on eating behaviors, and three 10-minute follow-up phone calls to check-in on eating goals
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Experimental: Mediation + Healthy eating group
Participants in the meditation + healthy eating intervention group will be assigned to a digitally-based meditation intervention (Headspace app- Basics + Stress packs) and asked to use this for at least 10 minutes a day over the course of 8 weeks.
They will also be required to attend an in-person 50-minute counseling session geared towards developing goals to improve eating behavior, along with three 10-minute booster phone calls at weeks 1, 4, and 8.
They will be asked to engage with a digital-based mindful eating program once per week over the course of 8 weeks.
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10 minute per day, 8 week digital meditation and a single 50 minute counseling session focused on eating behaviors, and three 10-minute follow-up phone calls to check-in on eating goals
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No Intervention: Waitlist control condition
Waitlist control group participants will continue their normal activities and not add any form of mediation during the study period.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Perceived Stress Score, as Determined by the Total Score on the Perceived Stress Scale
Time Frame: Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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The Perceived Stress Scale has a total score scale range of 0 to 40, with higher values indicating more perceived stress
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Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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Change in Food Action and Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (FAAQ), as Determined by the Summary Score on the FAAQ
Time Frame: Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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The Food Acceptance and Action Questionnaire has a total score scale range of 10 to 60, with higher scores indicating greater acceptance of motivations to eat.
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Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Work Overcommitment, as Determined by Siegrist Job Strain Scale (Effort-Reward Imbalance Scale)
Time Frame: Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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The job strain- overcommitment measure (6 items) has items ranging from 1 to 4 (total score ranges from 6-24).
The job strain-overcommitment score is calculated as the sum of items 17-22, with higher scores reflecting greater likelihood of experiencing over-commitment at work..
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Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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Change in Subjective Mindfulness, as Determined by Total Score on the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale
Time Frame: Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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The Mindful Attention Awareness Scale is a 15-item measure with each item ranging from a score of 1 to 6.
To score the scale, we compute the average score across items, with a higher score reflecting higher levels of mindfulness.
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Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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Change in the Intentional Use of Palatable Food to Cope With Negative Feelings, as Determined by Total Score on the Palatable Eating Motives, Coping Subscale (PEMS)
Time Frame: Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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The Palatable Eating Motives, Coping Subscale is a 4-item measure, with each item ranging from 1 (almost never/never) to 5 (almost always/always).
A total coping sub scale score is determined by an average of the 4 items.
Higher scores reflect greater use of palatable food to cope with negative emotions.
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Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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Change in Food Cravings, as Determined by Total Score on the Trait Food Craving Questionnaire, Reduced (FCQ-T-r)
Time Frame: Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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The Trait Food Craving Questionnaire, reduced, is a 15-item measure of behavioral, cognitive, and physical aspects of cravings for different types of food.
Item response choices range from 0 (never) to 5 (always), and the total score is a sum of the 15 items (total score ranges from 0-75).
Higher scores reflect greater cravings to eat densely caloric snack.
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Baseline to post-intervention, an anticipated average of 8 weeks
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Aric Prather, PhD, UC San Francisco
- Principal Investigator: Elissa Epel, PhD, UC San Francisco
- Principal Investigator: Rachel Radin, PhD, UC San Francisco
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 17-23717-2
- K23AT011048-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
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