# Can Applying the Science of Habit Formation to Contemplative Practice Improve Outcomes

> **NCT05866718** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of California, Berkeley** · enrollment: 497 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Psychopathology

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Self-Compassionate Touch Intervention
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Habit Formation Tools

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05866718
- **Lead sponsor:** University of California, Berkeley
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2023-06-14
- **Primary completion:** 2024-09-22
- **Final completion:** 2024-09-22
- **Target enrollment:** 497 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-31

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05866718

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05866718, "Can Applying the Science of Habit Formation to Contemplative Practice Improve Outcomes". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-09 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05866718. Licensed CC0.

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