The Effectiveness of a Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention on Well-Being, Cognitive, and Academic Outcomes in College Students

NCT07161206 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: IRB-25-156-A124(825)C289
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 250
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The goal of this controlled trial is to learn if a digital mindfulness nudge intervention named "28 Days of Mindful Moments" works to improve cognitive, well-being and academic outcomes in college students. The main questions it aims to answer are: Cognitive: Does "28 Days of Mindful Moments" increase the level of mindfulness and decrease the level of rumination among participants? Well-Being: Does "28 Days of Mindful Moments" lower the levels of depression, anxiety, stress, negative affect and increase the levels of life satisfaction and positive affect among participants? Academic: Does "28 Days of Mindful Moments" increase the levels of productivity, study engagement, goal progress and decrease the levels of procrastination and study burnout among participants? Researchers will compare the digital mindfulness nudge intervention to a waitlist control to see if the intervention works to improve the above outcomes. Participants will: Do daily mindfulness tasks/exercises such as mindful breathing or body scans for 1 month (28 Days) Fill in a questionnaire survey at two fixed time points (before and after for participants in the experimental group, before for participants in the control group) Fill in a follow-up survey

Conditions

Digital Mindfulness Intervention

Keywords

Digital; Mindfulness; Nudge; Intervention; College Students

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mindful Attention Awareness

  Mindful attention awareness will be measured using the 15-item Mindful Attention Awareness Scale MAAS (Brown \& Ryan, 2003). Items like "I break or spill things because of carelessness" will be rated on a 6-point Likert scale from 1 (Almost always) to 6 (Almost never), where higher scores indicate greater mindfulness. Total scores will be computed by averaging item responses.

  From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

Secondary Outcomes (12)

• Rumination

  From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

• Depression

  From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

• Anxiety

  From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

• Stress

  From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

• Positive affect

  From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

Other Outcomes (2)

• Demographic outcomes

  During baseline survey after enrollment

• Data fidelity and intervention experience

  From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

Study Arms (2)

Digital Mindfulness Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

28 Days of Daily Mindfulness Tasks

Behavioral: Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention

Waitlist Control

NO INTERVENTION

Waitlist Control

Interventions

Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be guided through 28 Days of Mindfulness Exercises via a Telegram Channel (In a digital and nudge-based format)

Digital Mindfulness Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• User of Telegram
• At least 18 years of age

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Singapore Management University: lead

Central Study Contacts

Tracy X Chen

CONTACT

+6591691725; Tracychen.2023@phdps.smu.edu.sg

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Student, Singapore Management University PhD in Psychology

Model Details: In the same duration, participants in the intervention/experimental group will be assigned to the intervention while participants in the control group will be assigned to a waitlist and receive no intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 25, 2025
• First Posted: September 8, 2025
• Study Start: September 10, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2025
• Study Completion: October 1, 2025
• Last Updated: September 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share