The Effects of the App HeartBot on the Stress and Emotional Well-Being Over a 21-day Challenge

Stress Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of the App HeartBot on the Stress and Emotional Well-Being Over a 21-day Challenge

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04589520
• Other study ID #: 2019/07/11
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 18, 2019
• Est. completion date: October 31, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: Heartfulness Institute
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

HeartBot is an app designed to enable people 14 years and older to use relaxation tools offered by Heartfulness. The study is conducted to examine the effect of the app on stress and emotional wellness in participants 14 years and older.

Research Question: Does HeartBot affect the stress levels and emotional wellness in participants 14 years and older?

Hypothesis: Participants who use HeartBot for 21 days will see a significant decrease in their stress levels and an improvement in emotional wellness.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 88
• Est. completion date: October 31, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: October 21, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 14 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants 14 years of age and older willing to participate in the study; parental/guardian consent in case of the student below 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals less than 14 years of age. As the app is available on iOS only, you need to have an iOS device to participate.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Mental Health Wellness 1
• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• HeartBot App
HeartBot is an app designed to enable people 14 years and older to use relaxation tools offered by Heartfulness to deal with daily stress and anxiety in a healthy, productive manner.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Ranjani B Iyer	Novi	Michigan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Ranjani Iyer

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Stress Levels	Participant stress levels were measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). This 10-item scale measures the degree to which a situation in someone's life is considered stressful .	21 days for 30 minutes every day based on a 21-day calendar
Secondary	Change in Emotional Wellbeing	The emotional wellness of the participants was measured using the EPOCH measure of adolescent wellbeing. This is a 20-item scale used to measure five different positive characteristics: Engagement, Perseverance, Optimism, Connectedness, and Happiness.	21 days for 30 minutes every day based on a 21-day calendar