Behavioral Activation Plus Savoring for University Students

NCT05234476 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 21-118
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current investigation aims to examine whether a brief, two-session, virtual behavioral activation plus savoring intervention will increase daily positive emotion in university students.

Conditions

Mood; Anhedonia; Depression

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Positive Emotions: Modified Differential Emotions Scale (mDES; Fredrickson et al., 2003)

  Positive mood, as measured by the mDES, will be collected two times a day. Participants will be asked to rate their level of positive mood in the moment. Positive mood will be collected on a daily basis throughout the study and change in reported positive emotions will be assessed.

  Change from first session to post-treatment (14 days)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS)

  Change from baseline to post-treatment (21 days)

• Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21)

  Change from baseline to post-treatment (21 days)

Study Arms (2)

Behavioral Activation plus Savoring

EXPERIMENTAL

Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist.

Behavioral: Behavioral Activation plus Savoring

Empathic Listening

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist.

Behavioral: Empathic Listening

Interventions

Behavioral Activation plus Savoring BEHAVIORAL

Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist.

Behavioral Activation plus Savoring

Empathic Listening BEHAVIORAL

Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist.

Empathic Listening

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• University student
• Own a smartphone
• Positive affect score less than 32 on the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Short Form (PANAS-SF)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Southern Methodist University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas, 75206, United States

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Kumar D, Corner S, Kim R, Meuret A. A randomized controlled trial of brief behavioral activation plus savoring for positive affect dysregulation in university students. Behav Res Ther. 2024 Jun;177:104525. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104525. Epub 2024 Mar 24.

  PMID: 38653177 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anhedonia; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Divya Kumar, M.A.

CONTACT

2147681767; divyak@smu.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 8, 2021
• First Posted: February 10, 2022
• Study Start: September 6, 2021
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2022
• Study Completion: June 1, 2022
• Last Updated: February 16, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-02

Locations

US (1)