Effects of Darkness Retreat: a Pilot Study
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age30-50
SponsorUniversity of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
About this trial
The primary goal of this pilot study is to test the feasibility and safety of a research protocol for a voluntary darkness retreat.
The study will also allow for a preliminary examination of the psychological effects of the retreat. The investigators will investigate whether participants experience changes in their well-being and ruminative style, whether these changes persist over time, and if these effects are moderated by individual characteristics such as readiness for change or subjective evaluation of the experience as well as frequency of participants' monitoring.
Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two experimental groups, both of which will spend 3 days and 3 nights in seclusion. These groups will differ only in the frequency of psychological monitoring during the retreat, allowing us to compare the effectiveness and safety of each protocol.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Darkness Retreat - Several Days of Seclusion in Complete Darkness
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
Lead sponsor
University SWPS
Sponsor institution
Within Properties
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov