This study is exploring whether a 10-day meditation program delivered through a smartphone app can help reduce psychological distress (like anxiety and depression) in career firefighters. You might be able to join if you are a career firefighter, 18 or older, speak English, and own a smartphone. You cannot have certain medical conditions requiring corticosteroids or recent regular meditation experience. The study will compare the meditation app to a health education app to see if the meditation helps lower anxiety levels immediately after the program, and then 30 days and 3 months later. The study aims to enroll 192 firefighters.

Study design

This interventional study plans to enroll 192 career firefighters. It compares a 10-day meditation intervention delivered via a smartphone app to a 10-day health education intervention, also delivered via a smartphone app.

What's involved

You would use a smartphone app for 10 days and complete assessments before, immediately after, 30 days after, and 3 months after the 10-day intervention.

Compensation

Not stated in the trial record.

Follow-up

Participants will be followed for 3 months after completing the 10-day intervention.

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