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Brief Interventions for Coping with Distress

This study is looking at three different online training programs to help people cope with distress, anxiety, and depression. These programs are: Online, Self-Directed Attention Skills Training with Coaching Support; Online, Self-Directed Attention & Reflective Thought Skills Training with Coaching Support; and Online, Self-Directed Health & Wellness Education Training with Coaching Support. Researchers want to see if these trainings can improve your ability to manage emotions, distance yourself from difficult emotional experiences, and control your attention. You might be able to join if you are between 18 and 65, live in New York City, speak English, have internet access, and experience high levels of worry, rumination (repetitive negative thoughts), or self-criticism. The study is planning to enroll 180 people, but its current status is unclear.

Study design
This is an interventional study comparing three different behavioral training programs. It plans to enroll 180 participants.
What's involved
You would complete an online screening, and if eligible, be randomly assigned to one of three 6-week online, self-directed skills trainings. You will complete assessments before, immediately after, and three months after the training.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
You will be followed for three months after completing the 6-week training program.

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NCT05779761

Brief Interventions for Coping with Distress

Recruiting
NAAges 18–65Interventional
Teachers College, Columbia University
~180 participants
Updated 2024-11-21 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Online, Self-Directed Attention Skills Training with Coaching SupportOnline, Self-Directed Attention & Reflective Thought Skills Training with Coaching SupportOnline, Self-Directed Health & Wellness Education Training with Coaching Support

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
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What they're measuring
Changes in Ability to Regulate Emotions: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ)
Measured over Pre-Training, Post-Training (6 weeks after starting the training), and 3-Month Follow-Up
+6 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Distress, Emotional
Emotional Dysfunction
Anxiety
Depression

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
New York1

Study leadership

  • Douglas S Mennin, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Teachers College, Columbia University

Who to contact

Douglas S Mennin, PhD
[email protected]
212-678-6609
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Between the ages of 18 and 65
Fluent in English (and therefore able to provide consent)
Currently living in New York City
Access to a smartphone and the internet
High self-reported worry, rumination, and/or self-criticism
Meet Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for at least one, current psychological disorder

Exclusion

Active suicidal ideation or intent
Substance dependence disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar-I disorder, or a primary DSM-5 diagnosis of borderline or narcissistic personality disorder
Individuals currently receiving therapy or psychosocial treatment who do not plan to continue with the same treatment throughout the study period
Individuals taking psychotropic mediation that has not been stabilized for a period of at least 3 months
Current students at Teachers College, Columbia University
Individuals with cardiac conditions, diagnosed hyperhidrosis, and traumatic brain injuries or other neurological conditions (e.g., dementia, Parkinson's, epilepsy)

What this trial measures

  • Changes in Ability to Regulate Emotions: Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ)Pre-Training, Post-Training (6 weeks after starting the training), and 3-Month Follow-Up
  • Changes in Ability to Distancing From Emotional Experience: Experiences Questionnaire (EQ)Pre-Training, Post-Training (6 weeks after starting the training), and 3-Month Follow-Up
  • Changes in Ability to Regulate Attention: Attentional Control Scale (ACS)Pre-Training, Post-Training (6 weeks after starting the training), and 3-Month Follow-Up
  • Changes in Ability to Regulate Attention in Emotional Contexts: Emotional Attentional Control Scale (eACS)Pre-Training, Post-Training (6 weeks after starting the training), and 3-Month Follow-Up
  • Changes in Approach-Avoidance Motivation: Mental Representation of Approach Avoidance Questionnaire (MRAAQ)Pre-Training, Post-Training (6 weeks after starting the training), and 3-Month Follow-Up
  • Changes in Positive and Negative Emotions: Modified Differential Emotions Scale (mDES)Pre-Training, Post-Training (6 weeks after starting the training), and 3-Month Follow-Up
  • Change in Behavioral Dysregulation: Behavioral Dysregulation Scale (BDRS)Pre-Training, Post-Training (6 weeks after starting the training), and 3-Month Follow-Up