A fully remote randomized controlled trial of an ultra-brief digital meditation intervention reduces internalizing symptoms
Cameron C. Glick, Saad Pirzada, Shaun Quah, Sasha Feldman, Iyọbosa Enabulele, Soren Madsen, Neel Billimoria, Summer Feldman, Richa Bhatia, David Spiegel, Manish Saggar
medRxiv Preprint Server April 19, 2026 preprint DOI: 10.64898/2026.04.19.26351219 via medRxiv
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractA scalable, low-burden behavioral intervention using ultra-brief, remotely delivered meditation was tested in a randomized controlled trial with multimodal outcome assessment under real-world conditions. The intervention aimed to address rising subclinical mental health symptoms, though the abstract does not report specific findings or effect sizes.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Randomized controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Population | Individuals with subclinical mental health symptoms |
| Intervention | Meditation |
| Key finding | An ultra-brief digital meditation intervention reduced internalizing symptoms in a fully remote RCT. |
Abstract
Background Scalable, low-burden behavioral interventions are needed to address rising subclinical mental health symptoms. However, few randomized controlled trials have evaluated ultra-brief, remotely delivered, meditation using multimodal outcome assessment under real-world conditions.