Behavioral Activation Plus Savoring for University Students

NCT ID: NCT05234476

Last Updated: 2022-02-16

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-09-06

Study Completion Date

2022-06-01

Brief Summary

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The current investigation aims to examine whether a brief, two-session, virtual behavioral activation plus savoring intervention will increase daily positive emotion in university students.

Detailed Description

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Experiences of positive emotions are often unchanged following standard psychotherapy. To address this, the current investigation aims to enhance traditional brief behavioral activation with savoring, an emotion regulation strategy specifically targeting positive emotion, or affect, for university students endorsing low levels of the symptom. Individuals will be randomized to either a two-session behavioral activation plus savoring intervention or two sessions of empathic listening. Daily levels of positive emotions will be assessed throughout the study and for one week prior to and completing the intervention.

Conditions

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Mood Anhedonia Depression

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Behavioral Activation plus Savoring

Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral Activation plus Savoring

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist.

Empathic Listening

Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Empathic Listening

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist.

Interventions

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Behavioral Activation plus Savoring

Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Empathic Listening

Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* University student
* Own a smartphone
* Positive affect score less than 32 on the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Short Form (PANAS-SF)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Southern Methodist University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Divya Kumar, M.A.

Role: CONTACT

2147681767

Facility Contacts

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Divya Kumar

Role: primary

972-953-9445

References

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Kumar D, Corner S, Kim R, Meuret A. A randomized controlled trial of brief behavioral activation plus savoring for positive affect dysregulation in university students. Behav Res Ther. 2024 Jun;177:104525. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104525. Epub 2024 Mar 24.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38653177 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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21-118

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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