Clinical trial NCT05779501: Efficacy of Internet-delivered Strengths Use Intervention
Official title: Testing the Efficacy of an Internet-delivered Strengths Use Intervention in Organizations A Waiting-list Randomized Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mental Health Wellness
Professional Burnout
Lead sponsor: West University of Timisoara
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-03-22
Enrollment: 167
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 39
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SEQUENTIAL
Intervention model description: Two-armed randomized trial with waiting-list control and pre-, mid-, and post-intervention measurements.
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The aim of the study will be to test the efficacy of a novel online-delivered gamification-based intervention for the identification, development, and use of strengths in the workplace. The program will be addressed to young employees and will have the aim of boosting their well-being and performance.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Not other than the age of the participants.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Lack of internet access during the period of the implementation of the program (prescreened during enrolment).

Controlled variables:

* Participants levels of work engagement and work experience will be controlled for by stratified randomization. For each of the two factors we will created three strata (low level: lowest - 33rd percentile; moderate level: 34th - 66th percentile; high level: 67th percentile - highest), and the randomization will be applied for each stratum.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Work engagement
timeFrame: Change from baseline to mid-intervention and post-intervention (approximately 3 weeks and 6 weeks).
measure: Psychological capital (PsyCap)
timeFrame: Change from baseline to mid-intervention and post-intervention (approximately 3 weeks and 6 weeks).
measure: Strengths use
timeFrame: Change from baseline to mid-intervention and post-intervention (approximately 3 weeks and 6 weeks).
measure: Strengths identification, use and development
timeFrame: Change from baseline to mid-intervention and post-intervention (approximately 3 weeks and 6 weeks).
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Burnout
timeFrame: Change from baseline to post-intervention (approximately 6 weeks).
measure: Job satisfaction
timeFrame: Change from baseline to post-intervention (approximately 6 weeks).
measure: Job performance
timeFrame: Change from baseline to post-intervention (approximately 6 weeks).
measure: Employability
timeFrame: Change from baseline to post-intervention (approximately 6 weeks).
Other outcomes:
measure: Life satisfaction
timeFrame: Change from baseline to post-intervention (approximately 6 weeks).
measure: Satisfaction with the intervention
timeFrame: At study completion (post-intervention), an average of 6 weeks.
measure: Satisfaction with the intervention
timeFrame: At study completion (post-intervention), an average of 6 weeks.
Locations:
city: Timisoara
country: Romania
facility: West University of Timisoara
state: Timis
Study officials:
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