Clinical trial NCT06788496: Art-based Beauty Appreciation Intervention
Official title: RCT Pilot Study: Art-based Beauty Appreciation Intervention
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Young Adults
Sensory Processing Sensitivity
Keywords: Beauty Appreciation
Well-being
Mental Health
Young Adults
Active Control Condition
Art Based Intervention
Lead sponsor: Radboud University Medical Center
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: University of Amsterdam
name: University of Vienna
First posted: 2025-01-23
Enrollment: 114
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 28
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: This study is a randomized controlled trial with an active control condition evaluating the impact of an art-based beauty appreciation (ABBA) intervention on trait appreciation of beauty as a primary outcome and well-being and psychological distress as secondary outcomes. The central hypothesis is that the primary and secondary outcomes will increase more in the intervention than in the control condition.

Detailed description: This study is a randomized controlled trial with an active control condition evaluating the impact of an art-based beauty appreciation (ABBA) intervention on trait appreciation of beauty as a primary outcome and well-being and psychological distress as secondary outcomes. These two programs have been designed and validated in a qualitative pilot study as matched in credibility, intensity, and enjoyment. There are three measurement points for primary and secondary outcomes, including (1) enrollment, (2) a post-test after the intervention/control program, and (3) a 4-week follow-up measure. N = 114 participants will be randomized after baseline into either the intervention or control group (N = 57/group). In addition, to investigate perceived mechanisms, barriers, and facilitators, participants will be selected using purposive sampling and invited to a semi-structured interview until data saturation is reached (expected N = 15).

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

1. Participants must be between 18-28 years of age,
2. indicate that they have a smartphone to support our data collection and program components,
3. have the ability and interest to make a trip to a museum or new location (i.e., new part of the city),

(3) be willing to complete short activities every day for two weeks, (4) and be fluent in English, (6) be based in Amsterdam, (7) are willing to share postal address to receive materials.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Participants must not currently be in clinical treatment for a mental health disorder, assessed via self-report, or
2. indicate that they are currently experiencing severe psychological symptoms (i.e., depression, suicidal ideation, severe anxiety) via self-report.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Engagement with Beauty
timeFrame: From baseline to the follow-up period (up to 2 months)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Well-being
timeFrame: From baseline to the follow-up period (up to 2 months)
measure: Psychological Distress
timeFrame: From baseline to the follow-up period (up to 2 months)
Other outcomes:
measure: Emotion Regulation via Beauty
timeFrame: From baseline to the follow-up period (up to 2 months)
measure: Attention Regulation
timeFrame: From baseline to the follow-up period (up to 2 months)
measure: Mindfulness Skills
timeFrame: From baseline to the follow-up period (up to 2 months)
measure: Burnout
timeFrame: From baseline to the follow-up period (up to 2 months)
measure: Qualitative Interview
timeFrame: After timepoint 3 (8-9 weeks after enrollment)
Locations:
city: Nijmegen
country: Netherlands
facility: RadboudUMC
Study officials:
affiliation: RadboudUMC, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour and University of Vienna
name: MacKenzie D Trupp, PhD Candidate
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: RadboudUMC, Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
name: Corina Greven, Prof. Dr.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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