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Administrative data

NCT number NCT05234476
Other study ID # 21-118
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date September 6, 2021
Est. completion date June 1, 2022

Study information

Verified date February 2022
Source Southern Methodist University
Contact Divya Kumar, M.A.
Phone 2147681767
Email divyak@smu.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The current investigation aims to examine whether a brief, two-session, virtual behavioral activation plus savoring intervention will increase daily positive emotion in university students.


Description:

Experiences of positive emotions are often unchanged following standard psychotherapy. To address this, the current investigation aims to enhance traditional brief behavioral activation with savoring, an emotion regulation strategy specifically targeting positive emotion, or affect, for university students endorsing low levels of the symptom. Individuals will be randomized to either a two-session behavioral activation plus savoring intervention or two sessions of empathic listening. Daily levels of positive emotions will be assessed throughout the study and for one week prior to and completing the intervention.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 60
Est. completion date June 1, 2022
Est. primary completion date June 1, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - University student - Own a smartphone - Positive affect score less than 32 on the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Short Form (PANAS-SF)

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Behavioral Activation plus Savoring
Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist.
Empathic Listening
Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Southern Methodist University Dallas Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Southern Methodist University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Positive Emotions: Modified Differential Emotions Scale (mDES; Fredrickson et al., 2003) Positive mood, as measured by the mDES, will be collected two times a day. Participants will be asked to rate their level of positive mood in the moment. Positive mood will be collected on a daily basis throughout the study and change in reported positive emotions will be assessed. Change from first session to post-treatment (14 days)
Secondary Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) Change in reported symptoms of positive and negative affect following the intervention Change from baseline to post-treatment (21 days)
Secondary Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) Change in self-reported symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress following the intervention Change from baseline to post-treatment (21 days)
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