Effect of Slow-Paced Breathing Via Ecological Momentary Intervention on Reducing Psychological Distress in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 入组人数
- 100
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Positive and negative affect
研究概览
简要总结
A two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted to test a mobile-based intervention, E-breathing, for early detection and intervention to address psychological distress in at-risk adolescents in Hong Kong. E-breathing harnesses the science of real-time, in-situ assessment approach - Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) - to capture the psychological symptoms and needs of adolescents. Based on the real-time data collected via smartphone, the mobile application prompts the practice of slow-paced breathing as an Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI) to reduce psychological distress. This RCT will recruit a total of 100 participants who will be randomly allocated to either (1) an intervention group (EMI group), where they will receive a feedback prompt when they score high on negative affect (i.e., E-breathing) or (2) the control group (EMA group), where they will only complete EMAs without feedback. This project aims to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of E-breathing in improving psychological symptoms in Hong Kong adolescents. This project also examine the underlying physio-mechanisms of the effects of E-breathing on psychological outcomes in this target population.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 11 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Aged between 11 to17 years;
- •With at least one mild mental health state as reported by Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21;
- •Able to read and understand Chinese;
- •Have access to a mobile phone and data plan.
排除标准
- •With a diagnosis of hearing, visual, or physical impairments that may hinder study participation;
- •With a diagnosed history of major mental illnesses or other diagnosed medical conditions that may affect study participation.
结局指标
主要结局
Positive and negative affect
时间窗: Five times per day during the 2-week trial period.
Positive affect (PA) subscale will be calculated by averaging the PA items (items: at this moment I feel satisfied, relaxed, cheerful, energetic, enthusiastic, and calm), and a negative affect (NA) subscale will be calculated by averaging the NA items (items: at this moment I feel upset, irritated, listless/apathic, down, nervous, bored, anxious). All ratings will use a 7-point Likert scale, where 1 means not at all and 7 means very much.
次要结局
- Depression(Baseline, 2-week post-intervention, 1-month follow-up)
- Anxiety(Baseline, 2-week post-intervention, 1-month follow-up)
- Stress(Baseline, 2-week post-intervention, 1-month follow-up)
- Sleep quality(Baseline, 2-week post-intervention, 1-month follow-up)
- Mindfulness(Baseline, 2-week post-intervention, 1-month follow-up)
研究者
TSANG Hector Wing-Hong
Professor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University