Misophonia App Research Case Study
What a randomized crossover study suggests about app-based support for misophonia symptoms and anger-related metacognitions.
This page summarizes the misophonia research connected to the platform. It focuses on the study design, sample, effect sizes, and what visitors can reasonably take from the findings.
Misophonia symptoms and anger-related metacognitions.
The misophonia study used a randomized crossover design with immediate-app and delayed-app groups.
Both groups showed significant reductions.
Podoly et al. (2025) reported significant reductions in misophonia symptoms and anger-related metacognitions, with within-group effect sizes ranging from moderate to large.
The proposal notes Cohen’s d = 0.62-1.51 in the immediate-app group and 0.89-1.75 in the delayed-app group.
1. A randomized crossover design tested timing of access.
Participants were assigned to immediate-app or delayed-app groups, allowing the researchers to compare outcomes across intervention timing.
2. The study tracked both symptoms and metacognitions.
The findings include reductions in misophonia symptoms and anger-related metacognitions, which gives the page a clear condition-specific angle.
| Paper | Year | What it contributes |
|---|---|---|
| Podoly et al. – Misophonia RCT doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2025.03.060 |
2025 | 85 participants; randomized crossover; significant reductions in misophonia symptoms and anger-related metacognitions. |
This page gives misophonia its own evidence story.
Rather than folding misophonia into general anxiety, the page can explain that the platform has condition-specific research on misophonia symptoms and anger-related thinking patterns.
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