Effectiveness of a Well-being Web-based Intervention

September 22, 2015 updated by: MeYou Health, LLC

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of the Web-based Well-being Intervention Daily Challenge

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the intervention Daily Challenge (MeYou Health, LLC), a behavioral intervention delivered online, is effective in improving individuals' well-being.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1503

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Massachusetts
      • Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02116
        • MeYou Health office

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adults (18 years of age or older, 19 years of age or older if participant resides in Alabama or Nebraska)
  • Provided informed consent to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Does not live in the United States of America
  • Has a Facebook friend enrolled in the study
  • Fails to complete the informed consent and registration process in the allotted time (45 minutes)
  • Gender (recruitment will be titrated to ensure a minimum of 30% male ratio)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Treatment
Intervention: Daily Challenge
Web-based behavioral intervention aiming to improve individuals' well-being.
No Intervention: Control
Weekly Well-being, an email-based health information delivery service.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Well-being score, as determined by the Healthways Well-Being Assessment
Time Frame: Baseline, 30 days, 90 days
Change in well-being score
Baseline, 30 days, 90 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Interpersonal support score, as evaluated with the Interpersonal Support Evaluation List (ISEL)
Time Frame: Baseline, 30 days, 90 days
Change in interpersonal support score.
Baseline, 30 days, 90 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Collaborators

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Josee Poirier, PhD, MeYou Health, LLC
  • Study Chair: Nathan K Cobb, MD, MeYou Health, LLC

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

April 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 25, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 25, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

April 27, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 23, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 22, 2015

Last Verified

September 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DC-EFF-2012

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