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Mindfulness meets gamification: a pilot randomized controlled trial of a Web-Based stress reduction intervention for university students

NCT ID NCT07813286

NEW Sponsor: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a brief gamified digital mindfulness intervention can reduce perceived stress among university students. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the digital mindfulness intervention reduce perceived stress, measured using the 10-item Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)? * Is the intervention usable and acceptable to university students? Researchers will compare participants assigned to the gamified digital mindfulness intervention with participants assigned to a control condition consisting of reading an informational article to determine whether the intervention produces a greater reduction in perceived stress. Participants will: * Complete a baseline assessment of perceived stress. * Be randomly assigned to the intervention or control group. * In the intervention group, complete five gamified mindfulness sessions of approximately three minutes each through a web application over a 10-day period. * In the control group, read an informational article. * Complete a follow-up assessment of perceived stress after the intervention period. * If assigned to the intervention group, complete a questionnaire assessing the application's usability and acceptability.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

20 people

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Started

Dec 2024

Finished

Jan 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

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Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 years or older * Currently enrolled as a university student. * Able to read and understand Spanish. * Access to an internet-connected computer, tablet, or smartphone. * Able to use the web-based intervention during the 10-day study period. * Willing and able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to provide informed consent. * Unable to access or use the web-based application. * Concurrent participation in another intervention study addressing stress or mindfulness. * Previous participation in the development or usability testing of the study application.

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Locations

  • Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia

    Lima, Lima Province, 15102, Peru

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