Effects of Smartphone-Based Stress Reduction Training on Social Relations

NCT05730270 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HM20021623
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 125
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to find out how two different online stress reduction training programs affect people's daily experiences and social relations. The researchers think that people's thoughts, emotions, and behavior toward others may be influenced by stress reduction programs. This study will allow them to study the effectiveness of stress reduction programs for important real-world psychological outcomes.

Conditions

Emotions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in state emotion regulation

  Participants will complete a state emotion strategies measure which will ask them to check various actions they are taking to change their thoughts and feelings. Change in total number of actions checked will be calculated.

  Baseline to post intervention, approximately 2 weeks

Study Arms (3)

Stress reduction program 1

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will complete stress reduction lessons for two weeks

Behavioral: Stress reduction program 1

Stress reduction program 2

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will complete stress reduction lessons for two weeks

Behavioral: Stress reduction program 2

Waitlist

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will have an opportunity to complete one of the two programs of stress reduction lessons after data collection is completed

Interventions

Stress reduction program 1 BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive daily online lessons

Stress reduction program 1

Stress reduction program 2 BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive daily online lessons

Stress reduction program 2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Virginia Commonwealth University students
• age 18 years or older
• Healthy
• English literate
• non-immigrant
• not practicing stress reduction techniques for more than 60 minutes a week
• ownership of a smartphone

You may not qualify if:

• People who are not Virginia Commonwealth University students
• major, uncorrected sensory impairments and cognitive deficits
• psychiatric disorders or history thereof
• new diagnosis of a (non-acute) medical or psychiatric condition within the last 3 months
• current drug abuse

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Virginia Commonwealth University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States

Location

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 6, 2023
• First Posted: February 15, 2023
• Study Start: March 30, 2023
• Primary Completion: April 12, 2024
• Study Completion: April 12, 2024
• Last Updated: May 29, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Locations

US (1)