Writing your best tech self: a 10-Minute exercise to boost teen Well-Being?
NCT ID NCT07540819
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether a single 10-minute writing exercise called 'Best Possible Self-Tech' can improve positive feelings and encourage prosocial technology use in 8th graders. About 80 students will participate during class, imagining how their best future self would use technology. Researchers will measure changes in mood and tech habits, and see if the exercise is practical for classroom use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Best Possible Self-Tech writing exercise
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a simple classroom activity that helps teens use technology more mindfully and positively.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early pilot study with only 80 participants. It is not designed to prove lasting effects, and results may not apply to all teens.
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Study facts
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
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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: 1. eighth grade student enrolled in a participating middle school 2. speaks and writes in English 3. regular access to a web-enabled computer, tablet, or smartphone Exclusion Criteria: 1. current participation in psychotherapy for anxiety or depression 2. a diagnosed cognitive or developmental impairment
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon, 97403-5237, United States
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