Effects of Smartphone-Based Stress Reduction Training on Social Relations

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emotions

Treatments: Behavioral: Stress reduction program 2; Behavioral: Stress reduction program 1

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05730270

HM20021623

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 125 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Basic Science

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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125 participants in 3 patient groups

Stress reduction program 1

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will complete stress reduction lessons for two weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stress reduction program 1

Stress reduction program 2

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will complete stress reduction lessons for two weeks

Treatment:

Behavioral: Stress reduction program 2

Waitlist

No Intervention group

Description:

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