Prayer app boosts student mental health in new study
NCT ID NCT07489222
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a faith-based mobile app called PRAY.COM to see if it helps university students feel better mentally and emotionally. About 450 students used the app for at least 10 minutes each day over 8 weeks. Researchers checked if students liked the app and used it regularly, and also looked at changes in stress, anxiety, loneliness, and school performance. The goal was to see if the app is a helpful tool for student well-being.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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450 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled university student with a corresponding institutional email address (@edu) * 18 years of age or older * US resident * Able to read and understand English * Willing to complete brief surveys including questions related to faith and faith-based practices * Willing to download a faith and prayer mobile application onto a smartphone or tablet Exclusion Criteria: * Not a currently enrolled university student or does not have a corresponding institutional email address * Less than 18 years of age * Not a US resident * Unable to read or understand English * Not willing to complete surveys related to faith and faith-based practices * Not willing to download a faith and prayer mobile application
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PRAY.COM (Online Only)
Westlake Village, California, 91361, United States
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