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Efficacy of an Smartphone App Intervention Based on Self-compassion for Mental Health Among University Students

NCT05839015 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2024-03-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Since the beginning of Covid-19, there has been an increase in the incidence of mental disorders and psychopathological symptoms, such as depression, anxiety and stress, among university students. Even with the end of social distancing, many students still have losses in emotional well-being, so psychotherapeutic interventions are important for the recovery and promotion of the mental health of this public. Interventions based on self-compassion have been associated with improving the mental health of different audiences, either by reducing psychopathological symptoms (such as anxiety) or improving positive constructs associated with mental health, such as hope and optimism. One way to administer interventions based on self-compassion is through mHealth technologies, which have been consolidating since the pandemic. Some studies sought to assess the benefits of self-compassion-based interventions administered in the mHealth format among university students suggest that they have acceptability and are effective regarding indicators of emotional well-being. However, in Brazil, there is still no digital intervention for the cultivation of self-compassion among university students, which could help to mitigate the deleterious effects of the pandemic on mental health. Considering this gap, an intervention based on self-compassion administered via a smartphone app called "Eu + Compassivo" was developed. The present study seeks to evaluate its efficacy in mental health indicators, both psychopathological symptoms and Positive Psychology constructs.

Conditions

  • Mental Health Issue

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

mHealth Intervention Based on Self-Compassion

Self-compassion techniques aim at developing compassionate skills for emotion regulation, such as self-kindness, recognition of common humanity, and mindfulness.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior.

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Caroline Tozzi Reppold, PhD · Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

  • Prisla Ücker Calvetti, PhD · Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

  • Sílvio César Cazella, PhD · Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-03-20
Primary Completion
2024-07-30
Completion
2024-12-30

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