Mindfulness and Psychological Inflexibility | NCT05487872 | Trialant

Mindfulness and Psychological Inflexibility | NCT05487872 | Trialant

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
Audio-guided mindfulness skills training	Other	Participants in this group listened to a 15 mins audio track to practice mindfulness exercises	Behavioral: Mindfulness skills training to reduce experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms
Virtual reality (VR) -based mindfulness skills training	Experimental	Participants in this group completed mindfulness exercises on the VR system. The system included the same 15 mins audio track and additionally a video that displayed a 360° spherical landscape view of the sea in the afternoon	Behavioral: Mindfulness skills training to reduce experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
Mindfulness skills training to reduce experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms	Behavioral	The intervention aimed to increase participants' mindfulness skills which may be critical in decreasing general experiential avoidance and anxiety symptoms

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Change in experiential avoidance	Experiential avoidance is an example of psychological inflexibility. Experiential avoidance was measured via Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II. The scale includes 7 items that are rated on a seven-point scale (1 = never true - 7 = always true). The minimum and maximum scores on the scale range between 7 and 49 points. Higher scores on the scale indicate greater experiential avoidance (psychological inflexibility)	at two time points (pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention)

Secondary Outcomes

Measure	Description	Time Frame
Change in anxiety	Anxiety symptoms were measured via Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale. The scale includes 7 items rated on 4 point scale (0 = Not at all, 1 = Several days, 2 = More than half of the days - 3 = Nearly every day). Scores 5, 10, 15 obtained from the test indicate mild, moderate, and severe anxiety, respectively.	at two time points (pre-intervention and immediately after the intervention)

Contacts/Locations Module