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.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
305
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded body scan practice.
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful breathing practice.
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindfulness of discomfort practice.
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
RECRUITINGAcceptability
75% of patients that begin an audio recording will listen to the full, 5-minute recording
Time frame: A single 5-minute period
Change in Pain
Single item assessing pain ("Right now, I feel physical pain") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater pain.
Time frame: Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording
Change in Anxiety
Single item assessing anxiety ("Right now, I feel nervous, anxious or on edge") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater anxiety.
Time frame: Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording
Change in Depression
Single item assessing depression ("Right now, I feel down, depressed, of uninterested in life") scored on an 11-point (0=Not at all, 10=Very much) numeric rating scale. Higher scores indicate greater depression.
Time frame: Immediately before to after 5-minute audio recording
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Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded mindful savoring practice.
Patients will listen to a 5-minute, audio-recorded description of integrative health.