Exploring the Experience of Using a Prayer Mobile App

• Sponsor: Biola University (Other)
• Overall Status: Recruiting
• CT.gov ID: NCT05626673
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 75
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Anticipated Duration (Months): 5.2
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 14.4

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the feasibility and preliminary effects of using Pray.com on spiritual well-being and mental health symptoms in racial/ethnic minority adults. The main question it aims to answer is: What are the feasibility and preliminary effects of using Pray.com on spiritual well-being and mental health (stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms) in racial ethnic minority adults (i.e., individuals who identify as Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, or Multiracial)?

Participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily. Participants will complete measures at baseline (i.e., time 1) and four-weeks (i.e., time 2). A smaller subset of participants will be asked to participate in a qualitative interview.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
No Specific Condition. Feasibility of Mobile App	Behavioral: Prayer app	N/A

Detailed Description

Participants (N = 75) will be recruited through social media and various Christian organizations that serve racial/ethnic minorities. Participants will be over the age of 18 and identify as a racial/ethnic minority (i.e., individuals who identify as Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, or Multiracial). Participants also must be willing to participate in a study that involves engaging in a regular Christian religious practice and are willing to download the Pray.com app.

Eligible participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily. Participants will complete measures at baseline (i.e., time 1) and four-weeks (i.e., time 2). At the end of the study participants will be randomly asked to participate in an interview (N = 15) which will take no longer than 60 minutes.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Anticipated Enrollment: 75 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Intervention Model Description: Participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily.Participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily.
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Official Title: Exploring the Experience of Using a Prayer Mobile App
• Actual Study Start Date: Jan 24, 2023
• Anticipated Primary Completion Date: Jul 1, 2023
• Anticipated Study Completion Date: Jul 1, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Prayer app Participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily.	Behavioral: Prayer app; Participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Acceptability of mobile app [1 month]

   9 questions created for the present study, Minimum value: 9, Maximum value: 45, Higher scores reflect higher acceptability (i.e., better outcome)

2. Demand for mobile app [1 month]

   3 questions created for the present study, Minimum value: 3, Maximum value: 15, Higher scores reflect higher demand (i.e., better outcome)

3. Practicality of mobile app [1 month]

   5 questions created for the present study, Minimum value: 5, Maximum value: 25, Higher scores reflect higher practicality (i.e., better outcome)

4. Usage [1 month]

   How often did the participant use the mobile app?

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Spiritual well-being scale [1 month]

   Minimum value: 20, Maximum value: 120, Higher scores reflect higher spiritual well-being (i.e., better outcome)

2. Satisfaction with life scale [1 month]

   Minimum value: 5, Maximum value: 35, Higher scores reflect higher satisfaction with life (i.e., better outcome)

3. Religious commitment inventory [1 month]

   Minimum value: 10, Maximum value: 50, Higher scores reflect higher religious commitment (i.e., better outcome)

4. Multiethnic identity measure [1 month]

   Minimum value: 6, Maximum value: 30, Higher scores reflect higher ethnic identity (i.e., better outcome)

5. Perceived stress scale [1 month]

   Minimum value: 0, Maximum value: 40, Higher scores reflect higher stress (i.e., worse outcome)

6. Hospital anxiety and depression scale [1 month]

   Minimum value: 0, Maximum value: 42, Higher scores reflect higher anxiety/depression (i.e., worse outcome)

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

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

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older.

• Identify as a racial/ethnic minority (e.g., Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial).

• Own a smart phone and be willing to download a mobile app.

• Willing to engage in a Christian-based religious practice on a mobile app.

Exclusion Criteria:

• n/a

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Biola University	La Mirada	California	United States	90637

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Biola University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Todd Hall, PhD, Biola University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

• Study Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan, and Informed Consent Form - Nov 6, 2022

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Todd Hall, Professor, Biola University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05626673
• Other Study ID Numbers: F22-013
• First Posted: Nov 25, 2022
• Last Update Posted: Feb 2, 2023
• Last Verified: Feb 1, 2023

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• 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 2, 2023