Can a 14-Day phone app ease stress and loneliness in young adults?
NCT ID NCT07639697
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 21, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study will test whether a smartphone meditation program called Equa can help young adults (ages 18-30) reduce stress, anxiety, and loneliness. About 300 participants will use the app for 14 days, completing short daily guided lessons while wearing sensors to track their body responses. Researchers will measure changes in mental distress and how much people enjoy and stick with the program.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- smartphone-based mindfulness training program (Equa app)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an easy, low-cost way for young adults to manage stress and improve mental well-being using just their phone.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no control group for comparison, and results rely on self-reported surveys. The app may not work for everyone, and long-term benefits are unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 30 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Ages 18-30 years of Age * Fluent in English * Psychological distress * Interested in completing smartphone guided training sessions remotely for 14 days * Willing and able to wear physiological monitoring equipment * Willing to be randomized to one of three conditions * Located in the United States * Access to a smartphone without snapdragon processors to complete guided training sessions Exclusion Criteria: * Currently pregnant * Current or previous diagnosis with psychosis or schizophrenia
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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4615 Forbes Ave
RECRUITINGPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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