Recruiting

Behavioral Activation

Sponsor:

Southern Methodist University

Code:

NCT05234476

Conditions

Mood

Anhedonia

Depression

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Behavioral Activation plus Savoring

Empathic Listening

Study Details

Brief summary:

The current investigation aims to examine whether a brief, two-session, virtual behavioral activation plus savoring intervention will increase daily positive emotion in university students.

Conditions

Mood

Anhedonia

Depression

Study ID

NCT05234476

Start date

Sep 6, 2021

Status verified date

Feb, 2022

Completion date

Jun 1, 2022

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun 1, 2022

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • University student
  • Own a smartphone
  • Positive affect score less than 32 on the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, Short Form (PANAS-SF)

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Behavioral Activation plus Savoring

Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist.

active comparator: Empathic Listening

Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist.

Interventions

Behavioral Activation plus Savoring

Individuals in this intervention will complete two sessions of behavioral activation, where they will be provided psychoeducation on behavioral models of mood, schedule activities, and discuss barriers to completion. Additionally, they will practice savoring as a cognitive strategy to increase positive emotions with a study therapist.

Empathic Listening

Individuals in the active control condition will complete two sessions of reflecting on tracking their mood and empathic listening with a study therapist.

Primary outcome measure

  • Positive Emotions: Modified Differential Emotions Scale (mDES; Fredrickson et al., 2003) [ Time Frame: Change from first session to post-treatment (14 days) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Divya Kumar, M.A.

2147681767divyak@smu.edu

Locations

Southern Methodist University

Recruiting

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75206

Contacts

Divya Kumar

972-953-9445divyak@smu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Southern Methodist University

Last update posted

Feb 16, 2022

Last verified

Feb, 2022

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Southern Methodist University on 2022-02-16.