An Online Trial of Five Well-being Programs | NCT03233022 | Trialant

An Online Trial of Five Well-being Programs | NCT03233022 | Trialant

Arms/Interventions Module

Arm Groups

Label	Type	Description	Intervention Names
Unchanged Happify	Active Comparator	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
Negatively-focused tracks	Active Comparator	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
Positively-focused tracks	Active Comparator	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
Placebo condition	Placebo Comparator	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.

Interventions

Name	Type	Description	Arm Group Labels	Other Names
Happify	Behavioral	An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction.	Distraction condition

Outcomes Module

Primary Outcomes

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 Outcomes

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

Contacts/Locations Module

References Module

Citations

PubMed Identifier	Type	Citation	Retractions
27580524	Background	Carpenter J, Crutchley P, Zilca RD, Schwartz HA, Smith LK, Cobb AM, Parks AC. Seeing the "Big" Picture: Big Data Methods for Exploring Relationships Between Usage, Language, and Outcome in Internet Intervention Data. J Med Internet Res. 2016 Aug 31;18(8):e241. doi: 10.2196/jmir.5725.