N/A
N=150
Brain and Meditation (BAM) Study
Stress · Behavior
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05215314 ↗Enrolled (actual)
150
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Feb 2025
Primary outcome: Primary: Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Score — 15.0; 17.1; 13.5; 17.1 score on a scale
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- mHealth Meditation (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 25+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Primary completion
- Jan 2024
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Change in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) Score |
15.0; 17.1; 13.5; 17.1; 13.1; 15.1 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in Behavioral Pattern Separation Task |
.507; .456; .502; .489; .542; .483 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in PROMIS Depression Score |
52.4; 54.7; 51.6; 54.8; 51.3; 42.3 | — |
| SECONDARY Change in PROMIS Anxiety Score |
55.8; 58.0; 55.3; 57.4; 54.9; 55.8 | — |
Summary
This study is a randomized controlled trial to test the impact of an app-based meditation program on perceived stress and behavioral correlates of stress with known neurobiological correlates. Healthy adult participants between the ages of 25-65 will be enrolled in the study for about 4-5 months.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Individual can read, write, speak, and understand English
- Able to provide informed consent
- Willing and able to complete all study procedures, including the Healthy Minds Program
- Has access to a smartphone that can download apps from Google Play or the Apple App Store
- US citizen or a permanent US resident (green card holder)
Exclusion Criteria
- Extensive experience in meditation practice (e.g., regular daily meditation practice for the past 6 months or regular weekly meditation practice for the past 12 months), experience in substantively similar meditation training programs (e.g., attended a meditation retreat or a yoga/body practice retreat with a significant mediation component), or substantial previous use of the Healthy Minds Program app
- Individuals will be excluded if they previously participated in substantively similar research at our Center at the discretion of the investigator due to similar tasks being used in certain studies
- History of psychosis
- History of mania
- Current psychopathology that interferes with study participation
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05215314). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.