Improving how people tolerate upsetting feelings

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Adults with elevated depression, anxiety, or stress symptoms and higher distress intolerance use a smartphone app to report moods, willingness to feel upset, self-efficacy for withstanding distress, and emotion-regulation strategies multiple times per day for three weeks. Participants receive brief, targeted interventions focused on willingness, self-efficacy, or psychoeducation delivered through the app and related materials. The trial examines whether these trainings change momentary emotion-regulation strategy use and whether such changes are linked to reductions in mental health symptoms over time. Baseline and follow-up questionnaires supplement the daily phone-based measurements to track symptom change.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Fluent in English
* Uses Android or iPhone smartphone
* Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) scores of 42 and higher
* Distress Intolerance Index (DII) scores of 3 or higher

Exclusion Criteria:

* Work or School that does not allow consistent access to phone (or is unsafe)
* No internet access for completing follow-up surveys

Where it's running

• University of Arkansas - Fayetteville
  Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Jennifer C Veilleux, PhD
• Email: jcveille@uark.edu
• Phone: 479-575-5329

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.