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Savor-Aging: the Art of Savoring Positive Emotions

NCT06842628 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 46

Last updated 2025-08-22

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Summary

This study is part of the larger project to promote positive aging (PNRR Age-IT Project) in the elderly through the amplification of positive experiences and emotions. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effects in terms of effectiveness of the "Savoring: the art of savoring positive emotions project", which is a self-help e-savoring training aimed at increasing psychological and subjective well-being in elderly participants. As secondary goals, this study aims to decrease depression and feelings of loneliness. An additional objective is to investigate user experience regarding the online protocol. A between-subjects design will be used.

Conditions

  • Aging Well
  • Positive Affect

Interventions

OTHER

Savoring

Participants will follow an e-savoring training for 3 weeks. The first week will be focused on savoring past positive experiences (positive reminiscence and life lessons); the second week will be focused on savoring the present (absorption during an activity and writing a letter of gratitude to a significant person); and the third week will be focused on savoring the future (anticipating positive future events and making kind gestures to a significant person). After each activity, they will be guided to reflect and savor the positive emotions that emerge from the activity. The participants will complete some questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention, and in the one-month follow-up.

OTHER

Positive Emotional Induction

Participants will follow a positive emotional induction training for 3 weeks, with 2 exercises per week. The first week, they will listen to a piece of music and watch a video that elicits positive emotions; the second week, they will do an activity that they particularly enjoy in solitude and listen to a narrative about gratitude; the third week, they will listen to a narrative about hope and carry out an activity they like with a loved one. The participants will complete some questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention, and in the one-month follow-up.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-02-24
Primary Completion
2025-06-30
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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