Guided Feedback in an Online Game Impacts Decision Making

Depressive Symptoms Clinical Trial

Official title:

Understanding Decision Making Using a Text-based Game

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05925816
• Other study ID #: 2021NOV10-DAI
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 2, 2022
• Est. completion date: May 4, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: June 2023
• Source: Bard College
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the use of a text-based game as a way to understand decision making and knowledge related to anxiety, stress, and mood states like depression or loneliness. The investigators are interested in identifying whether participants who are given feedback before and during the game will report changes in behavior or depressive symptoms over the course of a one-week period. This is a follow-up to the published study from the researchers.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 350
• Est. completion date: May 4, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: May 4, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18+ age

• Eligible to participate in online research

• Able to read and respond in English

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Depression
• Depressive Symptoms

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Video
Video uses BA techniques for approximately 5 minutes
• Active game
Game provides positive feedback in response to decisions made by participants
• Neutral game
Game without feedback

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Bard College	Annandale-on-Hudson	New York

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Bard College	University of Texas at Austin

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	patient health questionnaire (PHQ; 8 items)	The PHQ measures depression; scores range from 0 to 24 with higher scores indicating more depression.	baseline (T0) - before intervention
Primary	patient health questionnaire (PHQ; 8 items)	The PHQ measures depression; scores range from 0 to 24 with higher scores indicating more depression.	one week following intervention (T1)
Primary	Behavior in study-specific game	For participants completing the game (neutral or active), behavior and choices made will be used as data for analyses. Game choices allow participants to decide what next activities they will "do" in the game. Analyses incorporate decision probabilities (which of 2-5 choices are selected) and compare them between conditions. The game is completed at baseline following assessment (and following video) for those assigned this arm only.	Completed at baseline (T0)
Secondary	Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)	7-item measure of generalized anxiety; scores range from 0 to 21 with higher scores indicating more anxiety.	Baseline (T0) before intervention
Secondary	Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7)	7-item measure of generalized anxiety; scores range from 0 to 21 with higher scores indicating more anxiety.	one-week follow-up (T1)