The investigators propose to develop and adapt Unwinding Anxiety phone app specifically for individuals with generalized anxiety disorder.
The study aims are to (1) develop and refine Unwinding Anxiety for individuals with generalized anxiety disorder, (2) determine user engagement and acceptability as well as measure effect sizes of the program vs. treatment as usual, and (3) preliminarily test mechanisms of action. The knowledge gained will set the stage for a number of future studies related to further elucidating the mechanisms of mindfulness, and the clinical efficacy and utility of this type of training delivered via digital therapeutics in general. Specifically, this study will provide necessary variances for powering larger phase 2 studies.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
65
The Unwinding Anxiety program focuses on teaching individuals 1) to understand how anxious worry is developed and perpetuated through reinforcement learning, 2) how to recognize these worry "habit loops" and 3) how to bring mindful awareness to moments of worry such that they can uncouple feelings of anxiety from reactive worry thinking and "ride out" habitual mind states that perpetuate and reinforce anxiety
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
UA Program engagement
Number of modules completed
Time frame: Two months
Change in worry
Penn State Worry Questionnaire (PSWQ)
Time frame: Baseline, two months
Change in non-reactivity & awareness
Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire - Non-Reactivity subscale (FFMQ)
Time frame: Baseline, two months
UA Program Acceptability
Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Time frame: Two months
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