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Mindfulness Training and Respiration Biosignal Feedback for Psychological Distress

This study is looking at how well a new feature on a meditation app, called Equa, works for young adults (ages 18-30) who are experiencing psychological distress. You would be randomly assigned to one of two groups, both using a smartphone app for daily guided mindfulness meditation. One group will also receive feedback on their breathing and mindfulness skills through the app. Researchers want to see if this new breathing feedback feature is easy to use and if it helps improve mindfulness skills. The study aims to enroll 60 participants and is currently unclear if it's recruiting.

Study design
This is an interventional study where participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups. It plans to enroll 60 participants.
What's involved
You would complete 14 daily guided meditation sessions on your smartphone, each lasting 2-10 minutes, over four weeks. You'll also complete surveys before and after the program, and wear earbuds and a sensor-equipped shirt to track physiological measures.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Your mindfulness skills will be assessed throughout 5 sessions over the course of 4 weeks (study completion).

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NCT07136948

Mindfulness Training and Respiration Biosignal Feedback - Study 2

Recruiting
NAAges 18–30InterventionalBasic science
Equa Health
~60 participants
Updated 2026-07-20 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Mindfulness MeditationMindfulness Meditation with Respiration Feedback Chart and Predictive Mindfulness Skill Scores

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Assess usability and user satisfaction with respiration biosignal tracking and predictive mindfulness skill scores during meditation training to changes in mindfulness skills from pre-training to post-training
Measured over Throughout 5 sessions over the course of 4 weeks (study completion)

Conditions

Psychological Distress
Mindfulness Skills
Usability Satisfaction

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Psychological Distress

Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Pennsylvania1

Study leadership

  • David Creswell, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Equa Health

Who to contact

Emily G Thomas, BA
[email protected]
828-773-9584
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Ages 18-30 years of Age
Fluent in English
Psychological distress
Willing to participate in guided meditation or stress management training.
Willing and able to wear earbud headphones and a shirt which uses sensors to track motion and physiological measures.
Willing to be randomized to one of two conditions
Willing to provide ratings on their training experience

Exclusion

Currently pregnant
Current or previous diagnosis with psychosis or schizophrenia

What this trial measures

  • Assess usability and user satisfaction with respiration biosignal tracking and predictive mindfulness skill scores during meditation training to changes in mindfulness skills from pre-training to post-trainingThroughout 5 sessions over the course of 4 weeks (study completion)

    \>85 on System Usability Scale and significantly more user satisfaction with biosignal augmented Equa. The investigators will conduct usability testing with the respiration biosignal tracking on Equa, and experimentally evaluate if Equa-augmented respiration biosignal tracking increases user satisfaction in the lab relative to Equa with no biosignal tracking.