The Effect of Religious Practices on Mental and Spiritual Health

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of using a religious mobile app (i.e., Pray.com) in participants who have high levels of stress. The main question it aims to answer is: •What are the effects of using Pray.com on stress in individuals who report high levels of stress? Participants will complete measures at baseline (i.e., Time 1), four-weeks (i.e., Time 2), and eight weeks (i.e., Time 3). Participants will be randomly assigned one of three conditions: (1) autonomous use (directed to use the app daily), (2) meditative prayer condition (directed to use this feature of the app daily), or (3) wait-list control condition.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05622604

Run by

Biola University

People needed

312

Starts

2022-11-30

Expected to finish

2023-03-10

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-10

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• over the age of 18
• own a smart phone and be willing to download a mobile app
• willing to engage in a Christian practice on a mobile app
• score of 14 or greater on the Perceived Stress Scale (indicating at least a moderate level of stress)

You may not qualify if…

• n/a

Where it is running

• Biola University — La Mirada, California, United States

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