Effectiveness of Relaxation Techniques

Efficacy of an Application as a Relaxation Technique

The study aims to assess the validity of a relaxation app. This will be accomplished by obtaining self-report measures about mood and respiratory symptoms. We hypothesize that self-report in the relaxation app condition will be different from that of the relaxation only condition.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Stress, Psychological
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Relaxation Application; Behavioral: Relaxation Only

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Richard Y Kim, BA; Phone Number: 214-768-1291; Email: richardk@smu.edu
• Study Contact Backup: Name: Alicia E Meuret, PhD; Phone Number: 214-768-3422; Email: ameuret@smu.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Texas
    • Dallas, Texas, United States, 75206
      • Recruiting
      • Southern Methodist University
      • Contact: Alicia E Meuret, PhD; Phone Number: 214-768-3422; Email: ameuret@smu.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Student enrolled in SMU
• Speaks English

Exclusion Criteria:

• Must have an Apple Watch to use during time of participation in the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Basic Science
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Relaxation Application; Participants will follow the relaxation application.	Behavioral: Relaxation Application; The use of an application for relaxation.
Active Comparator: Relaxation Only; Participants will use any relaxation technique they normally use to relax.	Behavioral: Relaxation Only; The individual's personal method to relax.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Sensations Questionnaire	Perceived bodily sensations. Scores range from 10-100, where higher scores indicate sensitivity to bodily sensations.	at study completion, up to 2 years
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule	Immediate experience of mood. The measure consists of two scales, negative and positive items. Scores range from 10-50 for the positive scale, where higher scores indicate greater positive mood, and scores range from 10-50 for the negative scale, where higher scores indicate greater negative mood.	at study completion, up to 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Sarah Corner
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Richard Y Kim, BA, Southern Methodist University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 22, 2020
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 22, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 22, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 7, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 28, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): March 2, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 25, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 23, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: breathing; stress; relaxation; respiration; breathe; relax
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Behavioral Symptoms; Stress, Psychological
• Other Study ID Numbers: H19-130-MEUA

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No