Clinical trial NCT05626673: Exploring the Experience of Using a Prayer Mobile App
Official title: Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Using a Faith and Prayer Mobile App, Pray.Com, on Mental Health and Well-being in a Sample of Racial/Ethnic Minorities
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: No Specific Condition. Feasibility of Mobile App
Lead sponsor: Biola University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-11-25
Enrollment: 77
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Participants will be provided access to the Pray.com app and directed to use it for at least 5 minutes per day for at least 5 times per week.
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the feasibility and preliminary effects of using Pray.com on spiritual well-being and mental health symptoms in racial/ethnic minority adults. The main question it aims to answer is: What are the feasibility and preliminary effects of using Pray.com on spiritual well-being and mental health (stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms) in racial ethnic minority adults (i.e., individuals who identify as Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, or Multiracial)?

Participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily. Participants will complete measures at baseline (i.e., time 1) and four-weeks (i.e., time 2). A smaller subset of participants will be asked to participate in a qualitative interview.

Detailed description: Participants (N = 75) will be recruited through social media and various Christian organizations that serve racial/ethnic minorities. Participants will be over the age of 18 and identify as a racial/ethnic minority (i.e., individuals who identify as Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, or Multiracial). Participants also must be willing to participate in a study that involves engaging in a regular Christian religious practice and are willing to download the Pray.com app.

Eligible participants will be given the Pray.com app and directed to use it daily. Participants will complete measures at baseline (i.e., time 1) and four-weeks (i.e., time 2). At the end of the study participants will be randomly asked to participate in an interview (N = 15) which will take no longer than 60 minutes.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 18 years of age or older.
* Identify as a racial/ethnic minority (e.g., Black/African American, Latinx/Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial).
* Own a smart phone and be willing to download a mobile app.
* Willing to engage in a Christian-based religious practice on a mobile app.

Exclusion Criteria:

* n/a

Primary outcomes:
measure: Acceptability of Mobile App
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Demand for Mobile App
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Practicality of Mobile App
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Minutes of App Use
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Days of App Usage
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Spiritual Well-being Scale
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Satisfaction With Life Scale
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Religious Commitment Inventory
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Multiethnic Identity Measure
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Perceived Stress Scale
timeFrame: 1 month
measure: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
timeFrame: 1 month
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: La Mirada
country: United States
facility: Biola University
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: Biola University
name: Todd Hall, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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