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Can a phone app ease the mental toll of childhood trauma?

NCT ID NCT07823114

Symptom relief Sponsor: Peking University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 16, 2026 · Last updated Sep 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at Peking University are testing a 2-week smartphone-based program designed to reduce psychological distress in young adults who have experienced multiple adverse childhood experiences. The program delivers brief daily exercises and check-ins through participants' phones, targeting emotional clarity, self-esteem, and catastrophizing. About 20 adults aged 18 to 29 with at least two types of childhood adversity and elevated distress will use the program. The study focuses on whether the approach is feasible, acceptable, and safe, while also exploring changes in distress.

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Active substance
a 2-week smartphone-based ecological momentary intervention with brief daily exercises and check-ins
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a low-cost, easily accessible way for young adults with childhood trauma to get support for psychological distress through their phones.
What could go wrong
This is a very small feasibility study with only 20 participants and no control group, so it cannot prove the intervention works. Participants might find the daily check-ins burdensome or drop out.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 20 people

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Expected to start

Sep 2026

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Expected to finish

Oct 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 29 years

Sex

Anyone

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18-29 years. * History of relatively high exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), defined as having experienced at least two types of ACEs. * Presence of psychological distress, defined as a score of 5 or higher on the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6). * Able to read and understand Chinese fluently. * Owns a smartphone with reliable internet access and is able to perform basic smartphone operations. * Willing to participate in the study and provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Current or previous diagnosis of a mental disorder by a psychiatrist. * High suicide risk as assessed using the self-report screening version of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS).

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