Recruiting

Mindfulness Practice

Sponsor:

Sha Research Foundation

Code:

NCT06803641

Conditions

Social Connectedness

Peace of Mind

Stress

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Mindfulness practice with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Love Peace and Harmony).

Study Details

Brief summary:

The Effects of Mindfulness Practice with Tao Art ("Love Peace Harmony" Calligraphy and Song) on Well-being - Controlled Randomized Study

The goal of this controlled randomized clinical study is to learn if a Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness Practice works to improve Well-being. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does Tao Calligraphy Mindfulness practice improve these three aspects of well-being in adults: (1) Perceived Stress, (2) the Social Connectedness, and (3) Peace of Mind?
  • Will any improvement in the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), the Social Connectedness Scale (SCS), and the Peace of Mind Scale (PMS) in adults be statistically significant? Investigators will compare the values of these three scales at the beginning of the mindfulness practices to their values at three months of practice and control groups.

Participants will:

  • be randomized into practice and wait-list control groups
  • complete the set of three questionnaires upon entry into the study - (the baseline or zero time point; at the 3-months time point, and at the six-months time point
  • practice the mindfulness techniques with Tao Calligraphy and Tao Song for a minimum of thirty minutes daily

Conditions

Social Connectedness

Peace of Mind

Stress

Study ID

NCT06803641

Start date

Apr 5, 2025

Status verified date

Apr, 2026

Completion date

Dec 31, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jul 31, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 19 and over
  • Willingness and ability to comply with data collection requirements
  • Submission of required documentation before entering the study, including informed consent and consent to release of information
  • Willingness to allow their data to be used for research purposes and published as deemed fit (while conforming to all applicable privacy laws) by Sha Research Foundation
  • Willingness to practice the daily mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes and follow the study protocol

Exclusion criteria

  • Not meeting any of the inclusion criteria
  • Unwillingness to participate in data gathering
  • Unable to follow the practice regimen, including the daily individual mindfulness practices for at least 30 minutes
  • Pregnant or nursing. Participants who become pregnant during the study will be required to end their participation.
  • Serious mental disorders (e.g., schizophrenia)
  • There is no exclusion criteria placed upon potential subjects related to national origin, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, physical disability, sexual orientation, religion, or spiritual practices.

Study Design

Enrollment

50 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Other

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Practice Group

The Practice group will start practices at baseline zero time point and will stop practices after three months at the 3-months time point. Participants in the Practice group will practice Mindfulness practice with Calligraphy at least 30 minutes daily for three months. All participants in the Practice group will complete the set of all three questionnaires upon entry into the study - at the baseline zero time point; at the 3-months time point and at the 6-months time point.

other: Wait-list Control Group

The Wait-list Control group will crossover to become Practice group at the 3-months time point. Participants will start practices at the 3-months time point and will stop practices after three months at 6-months time point.

All participants in Wait-list Group will complete the set of all three questionnaires upon entry into the study at baseline zero time point; at 3-months time-point and at 6-months time point.

Interventions

Mindfulness practice with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Love Peace and Harmony).

During mindfulness practice with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Love Peace Harmony), participants will repeatedly trace the lines of calligraphy with fingers while listening to, singing, or chanting with Tao Song. This enables them to achieve deep concentration, while maintaining fully alert state. The practice can be done in sitting or standing, depending on the health status and age and will last 30 minutes and is done daily for three months.

Primary outcome measure

  • Mean Change from Baseline in Perceived Stress Scores on Perceived Stress Scale at three months [ Time Frame: From start of Mindfulness practices with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Love Peace and Harmony) to end of practices at three months. ]
  • Mean Change from Baseline in Social Connectedness Scores on Social Connectedness Scale at three months [ Time Frame: Frame: From start of Mindfulness practices with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Love Peace and Harmony) to the end of practices at three months. ]
  • Mean Change from Baseline in Peace of Mind Scores on Peace of Mind Scale at three months [ Time Frame: Frame: From start of Mindfulness practices with Tao Art (Calligraphy and Song Love Peace and Harmony) to end of practices at three months. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Peter Hudoba De Badyn, MD, FRCS,

604-904-7712sharesearchfoundation@yahoo.ca

Cynthia Hamilton, PhD

778 847-3617cynthialhamiltonconsulting@gmail.com

Locations

Private practice (Psychology)

Recruiting

Buffalo, New York, United States, 14222

Contacts

Marsha Valutis, PhD

321-749-1084marshakim@hotmail.com

Principal Investigator:

Marsha Valutis, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Sha Research Foundation

Last update posted

Apr 28, 2026

Last verified

Apr, 2026

Keywords

  • Well-being
  • Quality of life
  • Perceived Stress Scale
  • Social Connectedness Scale
  • Peace of Mind Scale
  • Randomization
  • Wait-list
  • Tao Calligraphy
  • Love Peace Harmony
  • Healing Art
  • Chinese Calligraphy

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Sha Research Foundation on 2026-04-28.