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Mindfulness Training and Respiration Biosignal Feedback - Study 2

Who can join

Ages 18 to 30 · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

* 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 Criteria:

* Currently pregnant
* Current or previous diagnosis with psychosis or schizophrenia

About the study

The goal of this research is to test usability and user satisfaction with a new breathing feature on the meditation app, Equa, to help young adults who are distressed, understand their physiological responses and mindfulness skill development during meditation.

Our main aims are to test an algorithm that can use physiologic signals to give feedback about how participant physiology is changing during guided lessons on the meditation app, Equa through:

* Assessing user satisfaction and usability * Measuring how much participant mindfulness skills are improving

Participants will:

* Complete a survey about demographics, their thoughts and feelings before and after the mindfulness meditation program * Complete 14 smartphone guided mindfulness meditation training units while physiological measures are being recorded * A subset of participants will see a graph tracking their physiological responses from the guided meditation lesson and predictive mindfulness skill scores * Complete a few brief questionnaires before and after mindfulness practices to understand potential changes in their mindfulness skills

What is being tested

• Mindfulness Meditation (behavioral)
• Mindfulness Meditation with Respiration Feedback Chart and Predictive Mindfulness Skill Scores (behavioral)

Sponsor: Equa Health · Participants: 60 · Started: Jul 21, 2025

Contact the study team

• Emily G Thomas, BA · Phone: 828-773-9584
• David Creswell, Ph.D. · Phone: 4125353338

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT07136948

Locations in the U.S.

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.