Impact of Mobile App on Purpose and Well-Being Among College Students

Healthy Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Living Purposefully: The Role of Mobile App JOOL in Promoting Well-being and Academic Success

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03378505
• Other study ID #: 2017-1371
• Secondary ID: A271000SOHE\CONS
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 24, 2018
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: December 2019
• Source: University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will examine the impact of a mobile app (JOOL) focused on promoting purposeful living on student health behaviors, academic performance, self-regulation, well-being, resiliency, and self-efficacy.

Description:

Participants will be recruited from a large undergraduate classroom. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions and asked to complete either online reflections or engage with a mobile app over the course of the semester. Students who elect to not participate will be provided an alternate assignment to complete, to be coordinated by their teaching assistant. Participants will additionally be asked to complete (1) a pre-survey, (2) post-survey, and follow-up survey 14 days after the class concludes. The study will examine changes in health-related behaviors, resiliency, well-being, and self-efficacy reported between the start and conclusion of semester/study.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 112
• Est. completion date: August 1, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: May 21, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Minimum age of 18 years

• Enrolled in Consuming Happiness course during the Spring 2017-18 semester.

• Must have access to WiFi, cellular service or computer with internet connection and web browser.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mobile App
Purposeful Living Mobile App JOOL to be used daily
• Reflection
Bi-weekly online reflection question

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	School of Human Ecology	Madison	Wisconsin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Health Behaviors	Expected increase in self-report of behaviors promoting academic achievement, physical health, well-being, and purpose from time of pre survey to post survey.	14 weeks post start (1 semester)
Primary	Change in Resiliency	Brief Resiliency Scale (BRS) used to measure resiliency, or ""the ability to bounce back or recover from stress" (Smith et al., 2008). 6 items using Likert scale strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5). Score will be summed for one total score and can range from 6 to 30, with 6 indicating low resilience and 30 indicating high resilience. No clinical cut off. Expected increase no change in scores from pre and post.	14 weeks post start (1 semester)
Primary	Change in Self-Regulation	Self-Regulation Scale (SRQ) short form used to measure self-regulation, or ""the ability to develop, implement, and flexibly maintain planned behavior in order to achieve one's goal" (Brown, Miller, & Lawendowski, 1999). 31 items using a Likert scale strongly disagree (1) to strongly agree (5), with 14 reverse coded. Scores will be summed for one total score ranging from 31 to 155. 31 indicates low self-regulation and 155 indicates high self-regulation. No clinical cut off. Expected increase or no change in scores from pre and post.	14 weeks post start (1 semester)
Primary	Change in belief of ability to perform difficult tasks or cope with diversity	Generalized Self-Efficacy Scale used to measure self-efficacy, or "the optimistic self-belief that one can perform novel or difficult tasks or cope with diversity" (Schwarzer, 1992). 10 items on a Likert scale from Not true at all (1) to Exactly true (4). Responses will be summed for one total score, ranging from 10 to 40. 10 indicates low self-efficacy, 40 indicates high self-efficacy. No clinical cut off. Expected increase or no change in scores from pre and post.	14 weeks post start (1 semester)
Primary	Change in Well-Being	The WHO (Five) Well-Being Index (WHO-5) measures well-being, defined as the subjective quality of life based on positive mood (good spirits, relaxation), vitality (being active and waking up fresh and rested), and general interest (being interested in things). 5 items on a Likert scale ranging from all of the time (5) to at no time (1). Responses will be summed for one total score ranging from 0 to 25. 0 indicates low well-being and 5 indicates high well-being. Score below 13 indicates poor well-being. Expected increase or no change in scores from pre and post.	14 weeks post start (1 semester)
Secondary	Change in Health Behaviors	Expected increase or no change in reported health behaviors around academic achievement and well-being from time of post survey. To be completed 2 weeks after post-survey.	14 days (2 weeks) after end of study (16 weeks post start)
Secondary	App Perceptions	Feedback on perceptions of the mobile app and information on continued use behaviors	14 days (2 weeks) after end of study (16 weeks post start)