Temporal Dynamics of Mindfulness Intervention for Emotional Distress: Daily Interventions and Assessments

Launched by PEKING UNIVERSITY · Apr 2, 2025

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This clinical trial is studying how online mindfulness programs can help people dealing with emotional distress, anxiety, and depression. The researchers want to understand how these programs affect people's feelings over time and what helps them cope better with their emotions. They will ask participants to keep daily diaries during the study to track their emotional changes and explore factors like how well they tolerate distress and how flexible their thinking is. This research aims to improve online mental health support and provide better strategies for helping individuals.

To be eligible for the trial, participants should be aged between 65 and 74 or 21 and 914 and must have a score above 21 on a scale that measures psychological distress. However, those who cannot use the internet, have limited Chinese language skills, or have previously participated in mindfulness programs for more than six weeks are not eligible. Additionally, individuals with certain mental health conditions or those at risk of suicide cannot take part in the study. If selected, participants can expect to engage in daily mindfulness practices and share their experiences, contributing to valuable insights that could benefit others facing similar challenges.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Subjects with scores greater than 21 on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Subjects who could not access the Internet.
• • Subjects with insufficient Chinese ability.
• • Subjects who have participated in mindfulness-based projects for more than 6 weeks before, and / or the current frequency of meditation practice is more than once a week.
• • Patients with schizophrenia or psychotic affective disorder, current organic mental disorder, substance abuse disorder and generalized developmental disorder.
• • Subjects at risk of suicide.