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Study identifier: NCT07429617 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 28, 2026
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Effects of Darkness Retreat: a Pilot Study

Condition: Study Protocol Feasibility · Non Clinical Anxiety · Non Clinical Worry  ·  Sponsor: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw

PhaseNA
Planned participants30
Who can joinAll sexes, 30 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

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.

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Talk to the study team

Jarosław M Michałowski, Professor  ·  +48 694 441 722  ·  jmichalowski@swps.edu.pl

Katarzyna Sanna, PhD  ·  +48601363388  ·  ksanna@swps.edu.pl

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Locations (2)

Poznań Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience, Institute of Psychology, SWPS University, Warsaw, PolandPoznan, Wielkopolska, PolandRecruiting
SWPS University of Social Sciences and HumanitiesPoznan, PolandRecruiting

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