The Effects of the App HeartBot on the Stress and Emotional Well-Being Over a 21-day Challenge

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04589520

Enrollment

Registered

2020-10-19

Start date

2019-08-18

Completion date

2019-10-31

Last updated

2020-10-19

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Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1, Stress

Brief summary

HeartBot is an app designed to enable people 14 years and older to use relaxation tools offered by Heartfulness. The study is conducted to examine the effect of the app on stress and emotional wellness in participants 14 years and older. Research Question: Does HeartBot affect the stress levels and emotional wellness in participants 14 years and older? Hypothesis: Participants who use HeartBot for 21 days will see a significant decrease in their stress levels and an improvement in emotional wellness.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALHeartBot App

HeartBot is an app designed to enable people 14 years and older to use relaxation tools offered by Heartfulness to deal with daily stress and anxiety in a healthy, productive manner.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participants 14 years of age and older willing to participate in the study; parental/guardian consent in case of the student below 18 years of age.

Exclusion criteria

* Individuals less than 14 years of age. As the app is available on iOS only, you need to have an iOS device to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Stress Levels	21 days for 30 minutes every day based on a 21-day calendar	Participant stress levels were measured using the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS). This 10-item scale measures the degree to which a situation in someone's life is considered stressful .

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Emotional Wellbeing	21 days for 30 minutes every day based on a 21-day calendar	The emotional wellness of the participants was measured using the EPOCH measure of adolescent wellbeing. This is a 20-item scale used to measure five different positive characteristics: Engagement, Perseverance, Optimism, Connectedness, and Happiness.

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 16, 2026