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NCT05490979 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
The Impact of Dyad Exercises on Well-being and Connection in Young Adults
A NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 120
- Enrollment target
NCT05490979: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.
NCT05490979 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of Pennsylvania. The registered enrollment target is 120 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
The verdict
NCT05490979, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of Pennsylvania.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 120 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
Many people are experiencing low well-being and loneliness, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world is opening back up, it is crucial to determine methods to help people grow closer again and boost subjective well-being. One promising method is contemplative dyad meditation, which has hardly been studied. This is a method in which two people have a structured dialogue with each other while contemplating a prompt, as they alternate between listening and speaking. It is related to but different from other methods that have previously been shown to increase connection, such as the "fast friends" exercise. In "fast friends", two people answer a series of increasingly personal questions in a dialogue. Here, 180 participants between 18-35 years will be randomly allocated to three conditions (stratified by gender): (a) contemplative dyad meditation training, (b) "fast friends", or (c) no-intervention. Participants in the dyad meditation group will receive professional meditation training followed by 2 weeks of regular meditation practice. Participants in the "fast friends" group will meet regularly during 2 weeks to practice "fast friends" exercises. The impact of the interventions on well-being, loneliness, mindfulness, and related measures will be investigated. After the interventions have finished, participants' physiology (heart rate) and brain waves (using electroencephalography \[EEG\]) during the respective exercises will also be measured to explore potential biological mechanisms. Of particular interest are heart rate variability (HRV, often linked with higher well-being), frontal alpha asymmetry in the EEG (linked with positive affect and approach), and biological synchrony in these variables between the two interacting individuals. Both dyad meditations and "fast friends" exercises are predicted to improve closeness, thriving, loneliness, affect, depression, anxiety, and social interaction anxiety compared to no-intervention. Moreover, dyad medi
Primary Outcome
The Brief Inventory of Thriving (Su, Tay, \& Diener, 2014) is a questionnaire consisting of 10 items, measuring psychological well-being. Scores range from 1 to 5 with a higher score indicating more thriving (i.e., higher well-being).
Interventions
- BEHAVIORAL Contemplative dyad meditation
- BEHAVIORAL Fast friends
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 120 participants |
| Start Date | 2022-09-06 |
| Est. Completion | 2023-10-03 |
| Phase | NA |
What the finished NCT05490979 record still lists
NCT05490979 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 120 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower).
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Contemplative dyad meditation is the first listed.
NCT05490979 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT05490979 about?
NCT05490979 is a clinical study titled "The Impact of Dyad Exercises on Well-being and Connection in Young Adults". Many people are experiencing low well-being and loneliness, particularly due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the world is opening back up, it is crucial to determine methods to help people grow closer again and boost subjective well-being. One promising method is contemplative dyad meditation, which ha...
What is the current status of trial NCT05490979?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 120 participants. The study started on 2022-09-06. Estimated completion is 2023-10-03.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT05490979?
The interventions under investigation include: Contemplative dyad meditation (BEHAVIORAL), Fast friends (BEHAVIORAL).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT05490979?
This trial is sponsored by University of Pennsylvania, which has 1,423 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Where NCT05490979's enrollment target sits among peer trials
120 762nd of 2000 higher than 1,198 of 2,000 other NA trials
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