Coping Prompts for Emotion Regulation

(REACT Trial)

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Overseen ByYonghwan Chang, PhD
Age: 18+
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: University of Florida
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This study looks at the moments when college students feel a strong emotional swing, and how those moments relate to reacting online when upset, drinking alcohol, and eating in response to emotions. Participants wear a wrist device and answer brief check-ins on their phone several times a day for about five weeks. During part of that time, a study app sometimes sends a short coping message at moments when the wrist device and check-ins suggest emotions are shifting quickly. Whether a message is sent at any given moment is decided at random, and the study compares what participants do in the short window afterward. The study is a pilot designed to test whether the approach is feasible and to estimate how large its effects are.

Who Is on the Research Team?

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Yonghwan Chang, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Florida

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

Inclusion Criteria

I am 18 years old or older.
Owns a smartphone used daily
Currently enrolled University of Florida student
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Exclusion Criteria

Varsity student-athlete governed by the university athletic association
Unable to complete study procedures in English

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

How Is the Trial Designed?

2

Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Coping prompt deliveredExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: No coping prompt or active control messageActive Control1 Intervention

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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of Florida

Lead Sponsor

Trials
1,428
Recruited
987,000+