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NCT Number: NCT04907942

Ecological Momentary Assessment and Text Message Intervention for Stress Management

Feasibility and acceptability of an Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) compared with an EMA plus automated text message intervention for stress management

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Key information

Conditions

Stress, Psychological Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms COVID-19 Coronaviridae Infections Coronavirus Infections Covid19 Infections Loneliness Lung Diseases Mental Disorders Nidovirales Infections Pneumonia Pneumonia, Viral RNA Virus Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Stress Virus Diseases

Age range

22 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Click Therapeutics

New York, 10013, United States

About this study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate feasibility and acceptability of an Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) compared with an EMA plus automated text message intervention for stress management in participants with higher-than-average perceived stress conducted in a remote setting.

Study details include:

Study Duration: 7 months Intervention Duration: 3 weeks

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age 22 years or older
  • Must reside in an Eastern Standard Time or Central Standard Time zone
  • Able to read and write in English as demonstrated by review and completion of an Informed Consent Form
  • Own an SMS enabled smartphone
  • Scoring >5 on the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale (reflecting higher-than-average perceived stress)

Exclusion criteria

  • Reported cognitive impairment and/or psychiatric disorders of the psychotic spectrum
  • Enrolled in another support study
  • Currently receiving psychotherapy through telehealth
  • PHQ-9 score of 20 or greater.

Treatment and study plan

EMA + EMA and FACE Stress

Other

1 wk of EMA (2 daily surveys per day delivered during waking hours to evaluate momentary affects) plus 2 weeks of EMA and FACE stress

Other names: Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA) & FACE Stress

EMA Alone

Other

Three weeks of EMA consisting of 2 daily surveys per day delivered during waking hours to evaluate ecological momentary affects.

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants Who Completed EMA and EMA Plus Text Message Intervention or EMA Intervention Alone.

    Time frame: 3 weeks

    The main outcome of the FACE STRESS study is to evaluate feasibility of an EMA and EMA plus text message intervention (EMA+), assessed by the number of completed individuals after the initial screening, from zero as worst to all subjects (best)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Click Therapeutics, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Click's Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) and Text Message Intervention for Stress Management (FACE STRESS Study)

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jun 1, 2021
Registry last updated
May 8, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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