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Status unknownNCT04292145Updated Apr 25, 2024

Effectiveness of Relaxation Techniques

An interventional study of Relaxation Application and Relaxation Only in Stress, Psychological, sponsored by Sarah Corner. Status unknown at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 99 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-04-25.

Sponsored by Sarah Corner · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

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.

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Conditions studied

  • Stress, Psychological

Keywords

  • breathe
  • breathing
  • relax
  • relaxation
  • respiration
  • stress
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In context

Stress, Psychological

806 studies on the registry are indexed under Stress, Psychological; 131 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 100 is above the median of 84 across 651 interventional studies indexed under Stress, Psychological.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Sarah Corner as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Student enrolled in SMU
  • Speaks English

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

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

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Relaxation Application

    Participants will follow the relaxation application.

    Behavioral: Relaxation Application

  • Active comparator
    Relaxation Only

    Participants will use any relaxation technique they normally use to relax.

    Behavioral: Relaxation Only

Interventions

  • BehavioralRelaxation Application

    The use of an application for relaxation.

  • BehavioralRelaxation Only

    The individual's personal method to relax.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sensations Questionnaire

    Perceived bodily sensations. Scores range from 10-100, where higher scores indicate sensitivity to bodily sensations.

    Time frame: at study completion, up to 2 years

  2. 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.

    Time frame: at study completion, up to 2 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Southern Methodist University
    Dallas, Texas 75206, United States
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 25, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04292145
Lead sponsor
Sarah Corner
Responsible party
Sarah Corner (Principal Investigator, Southern Methodist University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Mar 2, 2020
Start date
Apr 22, 2020
Primary completion
Apr 22, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 22, 2024 (estimated)
Last update
Apr 25, 2024

Study contacts

Richard Y Kim, BA
Contact
richardk@smu.edu
214-768-1291
Alicia E Meuret, PhD
Contact
ameuret@smu.edu
214-768-3422
Richard Y Kim, BA
principal investigator · Southern Methodist University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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