Sense2Stop:Mobile Sensor Data to Knowledge

Summary

The aim of this research is to build systems that can recognize when people are stressed and then provide them with relaxation prompts in the moment to reduce their likelihood of being stressed, smoking, or overeating in the near future. Using these systems should help smokers be more effective in their attempts to quit by reducing their tendency to lapse when they are stressed or experiencing other negative moods or behaviors.

Conditions

• Stress
• Smoking Cessation
• Overeating

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Prompt to use smartphone apps for stress management

Study smartphone and software will be used to deliver intervention prompts to use stress management applications on the study smartphone at various times throughout the day, during at least 10 days of study participation. The delivery of prompts will be micro randomized to occur when participants are classified as stressed, and when participants are not classified as stressed. Headspace, a commercial stress management application, will be installed on the study smartphones. Thought Shakeup and Mood Surfing, stress management applications that are not commercially available, also will be installed on the study smartphones. These smartphone applications guide participants through stress management exercises that draw upon techniques from mindfulness, cognitive behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Memphis

  collaborator OTHER

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Minnesota

  collaborator OTHER

• Ohio State University

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Massachusetts, Amherst

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Michigan

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, Los Angeles

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, San Diego

  collaborator OTHER

• University of California, San Francisco

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Utah

  collaborator OTHER

• Northwestern University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Bonnie Spring, PhD · Northwestern University

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2017-06-23

Primary Completion

2019-08-01

Completion

2019-08-01

Countries

• United States

Study Locations