Developing a Music Listening mHealth Intervention for Stress Reduction in Early Recovery

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Conditions studied: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)

In brief

The overarching goal of this study is to develop and examine the feasibility of a music-listening intervention that can be deployed in "real time" to regulate emotions and reduce momentary stress among young adults within the first 12 months of recovery from alcohol use disorder. We design the study with two phases to address three aims: Phase I includes the first two aims. For Aim 1, we will conduct formative research with a sample of young adults (N = 30) who have are within 12 months of recovery to identify features of music selections that are most effective in reducing momentary stress in real-world, ambulatory settings. For Aim 2, we will focus on developing mobile health technology that uses passive sensing and machine learning to automatically predict moments of heightened stress in real-time and suggest specific musical selections when stress is detected. During Phase II (Aim 3), we will test the feasibility of a novel music-listening intervention among a second unique sample of young adults who are within 12 months of recovery from AUD (N = 30). This protocol refers only to Phase I of the larger study, which focuses on observing music listening preferences and physiological and mental stress among people in early recovery from alcohol use disorder.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07052318

Run by

Washington State University

People needed

30

Starts

2025-05-19

Expected to finish

2026-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2025-07-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subject can and has signed an Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved informed consent form (ICF).
• Age ≥18 and ≤35 years.
• In early-stage recovery for alcohol use (within 12 months)
• Own a smartphone with a data plan
• Not experiencing symptoms of severe depression
• Not experiencing thoughts of suicide
• Meets the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) diagnostic criteria for alcohol use disorder (AUD)
• Not currently taking medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD)
• Able to speak and read English

You may not qualify if…

• Currently experiencing symptoms of severe depression
• Currently experiencing thoughts of suicide
• Currently taking medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD)
• Are unable to provide voluntary informed consent.
• Cannot read or speak English.

Where it is running

• Washington State University Research Clinic — Spokane, Washington, United States (enrolling)

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