Plain-English translation of NCT04846777 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ ·
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This research study is testing whether a short mindfulness program delivered on your smartphone can help people with generalized anxiety disorder feel less anxious and worried. Over 14 days, you'll receive gentle reminders to practice mindfulness techniques like breathing exercises and accepting your thoughts without judgment. The researchers want to see if this brief, app-based approach actually works to reduce anxiety and improve how your brain handles stress.
While many people download mindfulness apps to manage anxiety, researchers don't yet know if these brief smartphone programs actually work or how they help. This study aims to fill that gap by carefully testing whether the treatment truly reduces anxiety and worry compared to simply tracking your thoughts.
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If you join this study, you'll be randomly assigned to either receive the mindfulness program or a comparison condition where you simply track your thoughts. Either way, you'll get five reminders per day for 14 days on your smartphone. You'll also complete questionnaires and brief mental exercises before the program starts, right after it ends, and again one month later to see if the program helped.
AI-generated summary from trial data · Jun 5, 2026 · Not medical advice
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