Effects of Using Mobile App on Perceived Stress During COVID-19 Pandemic

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Conditions studied: Perceived Stress, Anxiety, Sleep Disturbance

In brief

Due to the COVID-19 global health pandemic, many people are likely experiencing increased stress. Many obstetrics and gynecology patients are additionally experiencing increased stress due to the healthcare changes the COVID-19 pandemic has caused including delayed or canceled elective surgeries, visitor restrictions, and telemedicine visits instead of in person clinic visits. Mindfulness meditation is a self-management strategy that can be utilized by anyone to assist with the management of stress. Mindfulness meditation mobile applications, such as the "Calm" app, can be used to help manage stress, especially during this uncertain time. The investigators propose a prospective randomized controlled trial evaluating perceived stress, anxiety, and sleep disturbance in the investigators outpatient OB/Gyn patients at Banner Women's Institute, with the use of a 30 day trial of the mindfulness meditation app, "Calm." All patients would ultimately receive a 30 day free trial of the mobile meditation app, however the intervention group would receive the 30-day free trial immediately and the control group would receive the 30-day free trial after the study period which is 30 days after enrollment. The investigators additionally want to evaluate the feasibility of using the mobile app, including looking at adherence to use of the app and patient satisfaction with use of the app.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04329533

Run by

University of Arizona

People needed

101

Starts

2020-04-13

Expected to finish

2020-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female sex
• Greater than or equal to 18 years old
• English-speaking
• Established obstetrics/gynecology (OB/Gyn) patients of Banner University Medical Center - Phoenix (BUMCP)
• OB patients must be less than or equal to 34 weeks gestational age
• Gyn patients must have had a scheduled gynecologic surgery that was delayed or canceled for at least 30 days from the time of study enrollment due to the COVID-19 restrictions

You may not qualify if…

• No access to a smart phone

Where it is running

• Banner University Medicine Women's Institute — Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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