Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Radin RM, Vacarro J, Fromer E, Ahmadi SE, Guan JY, Fisher SM, Pressman SD, Hunter JF, Sweeny K, Tomiyama AJ, Hofschneider LT, Zawadzki MJ, Gavrilova L, Epel ES, Prather AA. · JAMA network open · 2025 · Randomized controlled trial
Original publication · Original publication · Original publication
Recorded summary
In 1,458 employees, an eight-week digital meditation programme improved perceived stress relative to waitlist, with an effect size of 0.85 at eight weeks and 0.71 at four months.
Recorded limitations
Participants volunteered, most were women, and the comparator did not match attention. Greater use correlated with improvement but was not itself randomised.
Evidence and provenance
Chapter Trust Factor uses a minimum of three distinct qualifying studies. Publication records retain their own evidence and assessment.
Study design and assessment
- design
- Randomized controlled trial
- assessment
- category
- peer-reviewed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
- assessed At
- 2026-10-26
- registered Masking Basis
- false
- trust Factor
- score
- 2
- scope
- Paper
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- assessed
- randomized Controlled Trial
- true
- blinding
- not-confirmed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
- jadad
- status
- unassessed
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- Not recorded
- evidence
- intervention
- Digital meditation, ten minutes daily for eight weeks
- comparator
- Waitlist
- evidence Type
- Clinical or experimental outcomes
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
- review Scope
- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
- discovery Sources
https://daytab.com/study/5txnqw4x · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/39808431
- selection Policy
- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
- trial Id
- NCT03527303
Topics and recorded topic scores
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- Mindfulness-based interventions: controlled clinical trials
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Citation snapshot and identifiers
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Complete approved library record
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- None recorded
- title
- Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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- JAMA network open
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- None recorded
- year
- 2025
- authors
- Radin RM, Vacarro J, Fromer E, Ahmadi SE, Guan JY, Fisher SM, Pressman SD, Hunter JF, Sweeny K, Tomiyama AJ, Hofschneider LT, Zawadzki MJ, Gavrilova L, Epel ES, Prather AA.
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
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Clinical & self-report
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- summary
- In 1,458 employees, an eight-week digital meditation programme improved perceived stress relative to waitlist, with an effect size of 0.85 at eight weeks and 0.71 at four months.
- limitation
- Participants volunteered, most were women, and the comparator did not match attention. Greater use correlated with improvement but was not itself randomised.
- citation Count
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- Europe PMC
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- 2026-10-26
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- study Design Assessment
- category
- peer-reviewed
- peer Reviewed
- true
- basis
- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
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- Reported design checked against the primary publication abstract. Blinding terminology reflects the source report, not an independent risk-of-bias rating.
- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
- review Scope
- Existing publication-specific assessments and bibliographic indexing; no blanket full-text appraisal.
- assessed At
- 2026-10-27
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- Digital Meditation to Target Employee Stress: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
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- Radin RM, Vacarro J, Fromer E, Ahmadi SE, Guan JY, Fisher SM, Pressman SD, Hunter JF, Sweeny K, Tomiyama AJ, Hofschneider LT, Zawadzki MJ, Gavrilova L, Epel ES, Prather AA.
- design
- Randomized controlled trial
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
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- sources
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
- assessed At
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
- checked At
- 2026-10-26
- review Scope
- Primary publication abstract and bibliographic identity checked; comprehensive full-text risk-of-bias and Jadad assessment pending.
- discovery Sources
https://daytab.com/study/5txnqw4x · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/39808431
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- Success-focused discovery selection, with material limitations retained; not an exhaustive systematic review.
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- summary
- In 1,458 employees, an eight-week digital meditation programme improved perceived stress relative to waitlist, with an effect size of 0.85 at eight weeks and 0.71 at four months.
- limitation
- Participants volunteered, most were women, and the comparator did not match attention. Greater use correlated with improvement but was not itself randomised.
- paper Trust Assessment
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
- review Scope
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39808431/ · https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.54435 · https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11733700/
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https://daytab.com/study/5txnqw4x · https://europepmc.org/article/MED/39808431
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- In 1,458 employees, an eight-week digital meditation programme improved perceived stress relative to waitlist, with an effect size of 0.85 at eight weeks and 0.71 at four months.
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