Calming Minds Study for Anxiety and Depression

The Calming Minds Study is looking at different digital therapy lessons and coaching programs to help people reduce repetitive negative thinking (RNT), which is common in anxiety and depression. These programs include "Be Specific," "Be Kind," "Be Present," "Break Habit," and "Psychoeducation." You might be able to join if you are 18 or older, have an Imperial Valley College email, access to a smartphone and internet, and experience elevated RNT. The study wants to see how much your RNT changes after 16 weeks of treatment, measured by a questionnaire. The study is currently unclear on its status and plans to enroll 500 people.

Study design
This interventional study will randomly assign 500 participants to one of 16 different treatment groups, each receiving a unique combination of 1-5 digital therapy tools.
What's involved
You will use a digital therapy program through the MyDataHelps app and may have 3-6 meetings with a coach over 4 months. You will complete online questionnaires at the start, after 4 months, and again 1 year after starting the study.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
You will complete questionnaires 4 months after starting the study and again 1 year after starting the study.

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NCT07577401

Calming Minds Study

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
University of California, Los Angeles
~500 participants
Updated 2026-05-11 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Be SpecificBe KindBe PresentBreak HabitPsychoeducation

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire score from baseline to post-intervention
Measured over Baseline, 16 weeks
Anxiety
Anxiety Depression
Worry
Depression
Rumination - Thoughts

NCT07577401

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Imperial Valley College

    Imperial, Californiastudy coordinator listed

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Aged 18+ years
Able to provide a valid Imperial Valley College email address
Access to a suitable smartphone/device (iPhone 8+ running iOS 16.4 or higher, or Android version 8 or higher)
Access to internet
Elevated repetitive negative thought (RNT) based on scores from Ruminative Response Scale Brood subscale (RSS-brood) and Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)

Exclusion

Concurrent psychotherapy
Self-reported current or past diagnosis or treatment for Psychosis
Self-reported current or past diagnosis or treatment for Bipolar disorder
Self-reported current or past diagnosis or currently receiving, or waiting to receive, treatment for substance abuse/dependence
Self-reported current diagnosis or currently receiving, or waiting to receive, treatment for alcohol abuse/dependence
Antidepressant/anxiolytic medication that has changed in dose or nature in last 6 weeks
Current severe PTSD defined as measured by the adapted International Trauma Questionnaire
Active suicidal thoughts or self-harm
  • Change in Perseverative Thinking Questionnaire score from baseline to post-interventionBaseline, 16 weeks

    Change in repetitive negative thought as indexed by the Perseverative Thinking questionnaire