A Short, Animated Storytelling Video to Boost Psychological Capital

Psychological Capital Clinical Trial

Official title:

Efficacy of a Short, Animated Storytelling Video to Boost Psychological Capital in the Post-pandemic Era: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05718973
• Other study ID #: EduEntertainPsy_23
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: University Hospital Freiburg
• Contact: Maya Adam, MD
• Phone: +1 650 839 3600
• Email: madam[@]stanford.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will evaluate the effect of a short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital intervention on immediate and medium-term psychological capital and related constructs, gratitude and happiness. We will also measure voluntary engagement with the content of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital.

In this 4-armed, parallel, randomized controlled trial, 10,000 adult, US participants will be randomly assigned to (1) a short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital followed by the psychological capital , gratitude and happiness surveys (2) the surveys only, (3) an attention placebo control video followed by the before mentioned surveys, and (4) an arm that is exposed to neither the video nor the surveys. Two weeks later, participants in all four arms will complete all of the surveys.

The primary outcome is psychological capital (immediate and medium-term). Secondary outcomes are gratitude and happiness (immediate and medium-term) as well as voluntary engagement with the short, animated storytelling video content.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 10000
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: July 31, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 59 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Registration with the Prolific platform

Exclusion Criteria:

• none

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Psychological Capital

Intervention

Other:
• short, animated storytelling video (intervention video)
Participants in the Intervention Arm will view a short, animated storytelling video designed to promote psychological capital.
• short, animated storytelling attention placebo video
The Attention Placebo Control Arm will view an attention placebo control video, unrelated to the outcomes measured in this trial.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital Freiburg	Heidelberg University, Stanford University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital	The immediate effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on positive psychological capital, as measured by the CPC-12R, the GQ-6 and the single-item validated happiness scale.	immediately after watching the video
Secondary	Medium-term effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on psychological capital	The medium-term effect of the short, animated storytelling intervention video on psychological capital after two weeks.	2 weeks
Secondary	Immediate effect of the short, animated storytellingintervention video on gratitude and happiness	The effect of the short, animated storytellingintervention video on gratitude and happiness, both related to the construct of positive psychological capital	immediately after watching the video
Secondary	Medium-term effect of exposure to psychological capital and related psychological scales on these same outcomes	The effect of exposure to psychological capital and related psychological scales on these same outcomes, measured two weeks later	2 weeks