App helps students feel more capable during pandemic
NCT ID NCT06140498
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a smartphone app designed to help healthy students feel more confident and capable (self-efficacy) during the COVID-19 pandemic. 93 students used the app to recall past successes and solve problems, while also reporting their feelings in real time. The goal was to see if the app could improve self-efficacy and reduce stress.
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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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93 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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 61 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Value on Perceived Stress Scale ≥ 13 2. Student 3. Owner of a smartphone Exclusion Criteria: 1\. Psychiatric history \-
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The New School
New York, New York, 10011, United States
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