An Online Trial of Five Well-being Programs

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Participants complete an 8-week program and complete assessment measures to track their outcomes over time.

Detailed Description
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Participants will be randomly assigned between five different well-being programs, each 8-weeks long and taking place on a simplified research version of the Happify platform. They will be asked to complete questionnaires before and after the 8-week program, as well as 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up questionnaires after the program is complete, at which point study participation will end.

Official Title
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A Randomized Trial Examining the Impact of Five 8-week Online Well-being Programs on Mood and Well-being

Conditions
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Well-being

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Happify


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: No prior experience on the Happify platform (new user registration) Exclusion Criteria: None

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Other
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Users are randomly assigned between arms after completing baseline assessment and stay in that arm for the duration of the study.
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Active Comparator: Unchanged Happify<br>Participants use Happify as it is currently available to consumers on the main site, including all engagement elements. Users may access a wide variety of 4-week programs and use them in any way they desire for the entire study period. | Behavioral: Happify<br>* An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction.<br>|
| Active Comparator: Negatively-focused tracks<br>Participants use two pre-selected Happify tracks that focus on remediating negatives (e.g. conquering negative thoughts and managing stress). Several engagement elements are missing, including social forums, regular informational emails, and the ability to play games. Participants gain access to 8 weeks worth of content, but may repeat the content as often as they like in the follow-up period. | Behavioral: Happify<br>* An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction.<br>|
| Active Comparator: Positively-focused tracks<br>Participants use two pre-selected Happify tracks that focus on improving positives (e.g. building well-being, using one's strengths). Several engagement elements are missing, including social forums, regular informational emails, and the ability to play games. Participants gain access to 8 weeks worth of content, but may repeat the content as often as they like in the follow-up period. | Behavioral: Happify<br>* An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction.<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Placebo condition<br>Participants complete a Happify program that is designed to engage with specific activities, but that does not aim to promote positive emotion or reduce negative emotion. Participants gain access to 8 weeks worth of content, but may repeat the content as often as they like in the follow-up period. | Behavioral: Happify<br>* An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction.<br>|
| Sham Comparator: Distraction condition<br>Participants complete a series of quizzes and polls on Happify designed to engage them in thinking about well-being topics, but without giving any specific instructions for how to promote well-being. Participants gain access to 8 weeks worth of content, but may repeat the content as often as they like in the follow-up period. | Behavioral: Happify<br>* An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Depressive Symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item; PHQ-9) | 9-item measure of depressive symptoms | Change from baseline to 8-week post, 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up | 
| Anxiety Symptoms (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item; GAD-7) | 7-item measure of anxiety symptoms | Change from baseline to 8-week post, 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Resilience composite | Composite score made of perceived stress, positive emotionality, and optimism | Change from baseline to 8-week post, 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up |