Developing a Music Listening mHealth Intervention for Stress Reduction in Early Recovery
Washington State University
Summary
The overarching goal of this study is to develop and examine the feasibility of a music-listening intervention that can be deployed in "real time" to regulate emotions and reduce momentary stress among young adults within the first 12 months of recovery from alcohol use disorder. We design the study with two phases to address three aims: Phase I includes the first two aims. For Aim 1, we will conduct formative research with a sample of young adults (N = 30) who have are within 12 months of recovery to identify features of music selections that are most effective in reducing momentary stress in real-world, ambulatory settings. For Aim 2, we will focus on developing mobile health technology that uses passive sensing and machine learning to automatically predict moments of heightened stress in real-time and suggest specific musical selections when stress is detected. During Phase II (Aim 3), we will test the feasibility of a novel music-listening intervention among a second unique sample of young adults who are within 12 months of recovery from AUD (N = 30). This protocol refers only to Phase I of the larger study, which focuses on observing music listening preferences and physiological and mental stress among people in early recovery from alcohol use disorder.
Description
Participants for this study will be recruited either from regional mental health agencies or from ongoing or completed WSU College of Medicine studies. Study Procedures are as follows. Online pre-screening. Interested potential participants will first be directed to a secure online screening questionnaire that assesses basic inclusion criteria (age between 18 - 35 years, early-stage recovery, and own a smartphone with a data plan. The pre-screening survey will be administered via REDCap. The pre-screening survey will also include preferred contact information, including mobile phone, text, an…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–35 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Subject can and has signed an Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved informed consent form (ICF). * Age ≥18 and ≤35 years. * In early-stage recovery for alcohol use (within 12 months) * Own a smartphone with a data plan * Not experiencing symptoms of severe depression * Not experiencing thoughts of suicide * Meets the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD) * Not currently taking medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) * Able to speak and read English Exclusion Criteria…
Location
- Washington State University Research ClinicSpokane, Washington