Targeting Components of Distress Tolerance

NCT ID: NCT06570603

Last Updated: 2025-07-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

240 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-03

Study Completion Date

2027-04-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to learn which aspects of distress intolerance (i.e., difficulties withstanding upsetting emotional states) are the most important for improving effective emotion regulation and associated mental health symptoms.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

How are willingness to feel upset and self-efficacy for withstanding distress associated with different emotion regulation strategies used in daily life?

Does targeting willingness to feel upset and/or self-efficacy for withstanding distress help people use more effective emotion regulation strategies in daily life when they feel upset?

Are improvements in emotion regulation strategies in daily life associated with fewer symptoms of mental health problems over time?

Participants will:

Answer questions about their moods, willingness to feel upset, self-efficacy for withstanding distress and emotion regulation strategies for three weeks using a cell phone app

Undergo a willingness, self-efficacy, combined or psychoeducational control intervention in the lab

Be prompted to use the intervention skill via the cell phone app during the second week, after the intervention

Complete weekly reports of mental health symptoms

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Distress, Emotional

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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Psychoeducational Control

Participants will receive psychoeducation only

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Psychoeducation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation about the components and functions of emotion.

Self-Efficacy (Only)

Single session intervention focusing on increasing self-efficacy to manage distress. Will include brief psychoeducation about emotion, then a focus on agency and self-criticism, using stressors the participant provided from the previous week, with an aim to teach self-compassion skills that will improve self-efficacy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-Efficacy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief skills based psychotherapy session to increase perceived self-efficacy for withstanding distress, giving participants increased beliefs that they \*can\* do it.

Psychoeducation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation about the components and functions of emotion.

Willingness (Only)

Single session intervention focused on increasing willingness to allow distress. Will include brief psychoeducation about emotion, then a discussion of values and how allowing and experiencing emotions nourishes values, experiencing discomfort enhances growth. Will use stressors from the prior week as examples.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Willingness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief skills based psychotherapy session to increase perceived willingness to engage with distress for withstanding distress, giving participants increased motivation to try.

Psychoeducation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation about the components and functions of emotion.

Combined Willingness and Self-Efficacy

Single session intervention focused on increasing both willingness and self-efficacy. Will include brief psychoeducation about emotion, then a combination of using values and self-compassion to increase both allowing and self-efficacy.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Self-Efficacy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief skills based psychotherapy session to increase perceived self-efficacy for withstanding distress, giving participants increased beliefs that they \*can\* do it.

Willingness

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Brief skills based psychotherapy session to increase perceived willingness to engage with distress for withstanding distress, giving participants increased motivation to try.

Psychoeducation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation about the components and functions of emotion.

Interventions

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Self-Efficacy

Brief skills based psychotherapy session to increase perceived self-efficacy for withstanding distress, giving participants increased beliefs that they \*can\* do it.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Willingness

Brief skills based psychotherapy session to increase perceived willingness to engage with distress for withstanding distress, giving participants increased motivation to try.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Psychoeducation

Psychoeducation about the components and functions of emotion.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Fluent in English
* Uses Android or iPhone smartphone
* Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) scores of 42 and higher
* Distress Intolerance Index (DII) scores of 3 or higher

Exclusion Criteria

* Work or School that does not allow consistent access to phone (or is unsafe)
* No internet access for completing follow-up surveys
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jennifer C Veilleux

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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University of Arkansas - Fayetteville

Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jennifer C Veilleux, PhD

Role: CONTACT

479-575-5329

Other Identifiers

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1R15MH136626-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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