Effects of Smartphone-Based Stress Reduction Training on Social Relations

• Sponsor: Virginia Commonwealth University (Other)
• Overall Status: Recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT05730270
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 100
• Location: 1
• Arms: 3
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 14.9
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 6.7

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Emotions	Behavioral: Stress reduction program 1; Behavioral: Stress reduction program 2	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 100 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single (Participant)
• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Official Title: Effects of Smartphone-Based Stress Reduction Training on Social Relations
• Anticipated Study Start Date: Feb 1, 2023
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: May 1, 2024
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: May 1, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Stress reduction program 1 Participants will complete stress reduction lessons for two weeks	Behavioral: Stress reduction program 1; Participants will receive daily online lessons
Experimental: Stress reduction program 2 Participants will complete stress reduction lessons for two weeks	Behavioral: Stress reduction program 2; Participants will receive daily online lessons
No Intervention: Waitlist Participants will have an opportunity to complete one of the two programs of stress reduction lessons after data collection is completed

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Change in state emotion regulation [Baseline to post intervention, approximately 2 weeks]

   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.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years and Older
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• 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

Exclusion Criteria:

• 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

• hospitalization over the last 3 months

• current drug abuse

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond	Virginia	United States	23298

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Virginia Commonwealth University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Virginia Commonwealth University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05730270
• Other Study ID Numbers: HM20021623
• First Posted: Feb 15, 2023
• Last Update Posted: Feb 15, 2023
• Last Verified: Feb 1, 2023

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 15, 2023