The Effect of Religious Practices on Mental and Spiritual Health
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 312
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Perceived Stress Scale
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of using a religious mobile app (i.e., Pray.com) in participants who have high levels of stress. The main question it aims to answer is:
•What are the effects of using Pray.com on stress in individuals who report high levels of stress?
Participants will complete measures at baseline (i.e., Time 1), four-weeks (i.e., Time 2), and eight weeks (i.e., Time 3). Participants will be randomly assigned one of three conditions: (1) autonomous use (directed to use the app daily), (2) meditative prayer condition (directed to use this feature of the app daily), or (3) wait-list control condition.
详细描述
Participants (N = 300) will be adults recruited through social media and faith-based organizations. Participants will first complete a brief screener to determine eligibility for the study.
Eligible participants will be invited to participate in the study. Participants will read an informed consent document that will give information about the study and their rights as participants. Participants will be given the opportunity to contact the research team and ask questions. If they agree to participate, participants will be randomly assigned to one of three conditions. Condition 1 is the control condition (i.e., no intervention condition). In Condition 2, participants will be given a free subscription to the Pray.com app and will be directed to use the app five days per week (i.e., autonomous use condition). In Condition 3, participants will be given a free subscription to the Pray.com app and will be directed to listen to a meditation prayer five days per week (i.e., meditative prayer condition). Participants will receive periodic reminders on their phone if they have not used the app.
All participants will fill out a series of online questionnaires monthly for a two-month time-period (i.e., Baseline / Time 1, Time 2, and Time 3). Participants will receive a link from the research team when it is time for them to fill out their questionnaire via a secure online data collection portal. After finishing the study, participants will be debriefed and given the opportunity to ask questions about their participation.
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
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •over the age of 18
- •own a smart phone and be willing to download a mobile app
- •willing to engage in a Christian practice on a mobile app
- •score of 14 or greater on the Perceived Stress Scale (indicating at least a moderate level of stress)
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Perceived Stress Scale
时间窗: 2 months
minimum value: 0, maximum value: 4, higher average item scores indicate higher levels of stress (i.e., worse outcome)
Perceived Stress Scale
时间窗: 2 months
minimum value: 0, maximum value: 4, higher average item scores indicate higher levels of stress (i.e., worse outcome)
次要结局
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(2 months)
- Mindful Attention Awareness Scale(2 months)
- Copenhagen Burnout Inventory--personal Subscale(2 months)
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory(2 months)
- Religious Commitment Inventory(2 months)
- Spiritual Well-Being Scale(2 months)
- Satisfaction With Life Scale(2 months)
- Productivity(2 months)
- Mindful Attention Awareness Scale(2 months)
- Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Inventory(2 months)
- Religious Commitment Inventory(2 months)
- Spiritual Well-Being Scale(2 months)
- Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale(2 months)
研究者
Todd Hall
Professor
Biola University