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Digital Mindfulness InterventionNCT07161206

The Effectiveness of a Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention on Well-Being, Cognitive, and Academic Outcomes in College Students

A study testing Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention in people with Digital Mindfulness Intervention, run by Singapore Management University at 1 site in Singapore.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The goal of this controlled trial is to learn if a digital mindfulness nudge intervention named "28 Days of Mindful Moments" works to improve cognitive, well-being and academic outcomes in college students. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Digital Mindfulness Intervention
What is being tested?
Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
219 participants
Where
1 siteSingapore
Study dates
2 Sep 2025to 30 Oct 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • User of Telegram
  • At least 18 years of age

Who cannot join

  • -

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Singapore1 site
  • Singapore Management University

    Singapore, 178903

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About this study

Official title: The Effectiveness of a Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention on Well-Being, Cognitive, and Academic Outcomes in College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this controlled trial is to learn if a digital mindfulness nudge intervention named "28 Days of Mindful Moments" works to improve cognitive, well-being and academic outcomes in college students. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Cognitive: Does "28 Days of Mindful Moments" increase the level of mindfulness and decrease the level of rumination among participants? Well-Being: Does "28 Days of Mindful Moments" lower the levels of depression, anxiety, stress, negative affect and increase the levels of life satisfaction and positive affect among participants? Academic: Does "28 Days of Mindful Moments" increase the levels of productivity, study engagement, goal progress and decrease the levels of procrastination and study burnout among participants?

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Researchers will compare the digital mindfulness nudge intervention to a waitlist control to see if the intervention works to improve the above outcomes.

Participants will:

Do daily mindfulness tasks/exercises such as mindful breathing or body scans for 1 month (28 Days) Fill in a questionnaire survey at two fixed time points (before and after for participants in the experimental group, before for participants in the control group) Fill in a follow-up survey

Read the detailed description

The proposed study will be held as a collaboration between SMU Mrs Wong Kwok Leong Student Wellness Centre and SMU researchers. The study aims to examine the efficacy of a month-long Digital Mindfulness Nudge intervention on improving students' cognitive, academic and well-being outcomes.

The study utilises an experimental method of the experimental group filling in a survey (regarding cognitive, academic and well-being outcomes) before and after the intervention that they will be taking part in while the control group only fills in the surveys before they begin the intervention. Both the experimental group and the control group will fill in a baseline survey, before the experimental group begins their intervention. The intervention for the experimental group will last for 28 days. Meanwhile, the control group will be informed that due to an influx of participants, they can only start their intervention later. Another questionnaire survey will be sent to both the experimental and the control group to be filled in after the intervention ends for the experimental group. At this point, the experimental group would have completed the month-long mindfulness intervention while the control group would not have begun the intervention (i.e. they would have gone about their normal daily activities for the past month). The intervention will then take place for the control group. Additionally, to investigate longer term effects of the intervention, each of the conditions' (experimental and control) participants will also be encouraged to take part in a follow-up survey two weeks after their respective conditions, to see if any improvements in their cognitive, academic and well-being outcomes are long-lasting. The study is not intended to study the prevention, prognostication, diagnosis or alleviation of any disease, disorder or injury affecting the human body, such as psychological disorders.

Being tested
Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention
Keywords
Digital, Mindfulness, Nudge, Intervention, College Students

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Digital Mindfulness Nudge InterventionBehavioural

    Participants will be guided through 28 Days of Mindfulness Exercises via a Telegram Channel (In a digital and nudge-based format)

Study groups in NCT07161206
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Digital Mindfulness InterventionExperimental28 Days of Daily Mindfulness Tasks
Receives: Behavioral: Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention
Waitlist ControlNo interventionWaitlist Control

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Mindful Attention Awareness

    Mindful attention awareness will be measured using the 15-item Mindful Attention Awareness Scale MAAS (Brown \& Ryan, 2003). Items like "I break or spill things because of carelessness" will be rated on a 6-point Likert scale from 1 (Almost always) to 6 (Almost never), where higher scores indicate greater mindfulness. Total scores will be computed by averaging item responses.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

Secondary outcomes (12)
  1. Rumination

    Rumination was measured using the 10-item Ruminative Responses Scale (Treynor et al., 2003), which assessed one's tendency to engage in repetitive and passive focus on symptoms of distress as well as their causes and consequences. Participants rate how frequently they engage in each response (e.g., "Think 'What am I doing to deserve this?'") on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Never) to 4 (Always). Total scores will be computed by averaging the responses, with higher scores indicating greater rumination.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  2. Depression

    Depressive symptoms will be measured using the Centre of Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, 10-item revised version CES-D-R 10 (Andresen et al., 1994). Participants will respond to 10 items (e.g., "I felt that everything I did was an effort.") taking into account the past two weeks on a 4-point scale (1 = Rarely or none of the time, 4 = All of the time). Higher scores indicate higher levels of depressive symptomatology.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  3. Anxiety

    State anxiety will be assessed using the 6-item Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory STAI-6 (Marteau \& Bekker, 1992). Six items (e.g., "I was tense these past 2 weeks.") will be rated from 1 (Not at all) to 4 (Very much so) and averaged for a composite score. Higher scores indicate greater levels of anxiety.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  4. Stress

    Stress will be evaluated using the 4-item Perceived Stress Scale PSS-4 (Cohen et al., 1983). Participants will rate items such as "How often have you felt difficulties piling up so high that you could not overcome them?" on a 0 to 4 scale (0 = Never to 4 = Very often). Higher scores indicate higher levels of perceived stress.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  5. Positive affect

    Positive affect will be measured using the Circumplex Model of Affect (Russell, 1980). Participants will rate feelings such as 'Pleasant', experienced over the past two weeks.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  6. Negative Affect

    Negative affect will be measured using the Circumplex Model of Affect (Russell, 1980). Participants rated feelings such as 'Irritable', experienced over the past two weeks.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  7. Life Satisfaction

    Life satisfaction will be measured using the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) (Diener et al., 1985). Participants will rate five items (e.g., "In most ways, these past 2 weeks have been close to ideal") on a 7-point scale (1 = Strongly disagree to 7 = Strongly agree). Scores will be averaged and higher scores will indicate higher life satisfaction.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  8. Productivity

    Productivity was assessed using five items drawn from the Task Performance subscale of the Individual Work Performance Questionnaire (IWPQ) (Koopmans et al., 2013; Koopmans et al., 2014). Participants will rate each item on a 0 to 5 scale (0 = Seldom, 5 = Always) for the past 2 weeks. Sample items include "I kept in mind the work result I needed to achieve" or "I managed my time well". The score will be computed as the mean of the five items, with higher scores indicating higher self-reported task performance.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  9. Procrastination

    Procrastination will be assessed using six items from the Irrational Procrastination Scale (Steel, 2002), such as "When I should be doing one thing, I did another." Participants will respond on a 1-5 scale, and higher scores indicate higher levels of procrastination.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  10. Implementation intention and goal progress

    Implementation Intention and Goal Progress were assessed using two face-valid items on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly disagree to 5 = Strongly agree). The implementation Intention question was "In the past 14 days, I have taken steps to achieve my goals for the month" while the goal progress question was "In the past 14 days, I have seen progress toward my goals for the month". Higher scores indicate greater implementation of intentions and greater progress toward monthly goals, respectively.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  11. Study engagement

    Study engagement will be measured using the 9-item Study Engagement Inventory (Salmela-Aro \& Read, 2017), which measures students' energy, dedication, and absorption in their studies. Participants will rate items such as "When studying, I felt bursting with energy" based on their experiences over the past three weeks. Responses will be given on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Completely disagree) to 6 (Completely agree). Higher scores indicate greater levels of academic engagement.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

  12. Study burnout

    Study burnout will be measured using the 9-item Study Burnout Inventory (Salmela-Aro \& Read, 2017), which assesses students' exhaustion, cynicism, and inadequacy in relation to their academic work. Participants will indicate how well each item describes their experiences over the past two weeks (e.g., "I felt overwhelmed by studying") on a 6-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Completely disagree) to 6 (Completely agree). Scores were computed by averaging all items, with higher scores indicating greater academic burnout.

    Measured: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Sep 2025
  2. Study start2 Sep 2025
  3. Primary completion30 Oct 2025
  4. Study completion30 Oct 2025

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
In the same duration, participants in the intervention/experimental group will be assigned to the intervention while participants in the control group will be assigned to a waitlist and receive no intervention.
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
219 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT07161206
Sponsor's protocol ID
IRB-25-156-A124(825)
Other IDs
C289
Status last verified
Aug 2025
First submitted
25 Aug 2025
Last updated
18 Aug 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Digital Mindfulness Nudge Intervention in people with Digital Mindfulness Intervention, run by Singapore Management University at 1 site in Singapore.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Singapore. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Mindful Attention Awareness (time frame: From enrollment to end of intervention (for experimental group) at the end of 28 Days and at Follow-up after 42 days.). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Aug 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 6 Nov 2026.

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