Mood Lifters for Undergraduates

Depression Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Mood Lifters for Undergraduates Project

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05684120
• Other study ID #: HUM00221612
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: December 2025

Study information

• Verified date: June 2024
• Source: University of Michigan
• Contact: Elena L Pokowitz, M.Ed.
• Phone: 919-948-0362
• Email: moodliftersundergrad[@]umich.edu
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Large-scale, effective, low-cost, and evidence-based programs that can nimbly translate new research discoveries into prevention and care for psychosocial-based problems are urgently needed since the vast majority of people who need evidence-based care do not receive it.

The purpose of this randomized control trial is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of a Mood Lifters group template specifically for undergraduate students. Mood Lifters is an effective peer-led program that improves or maintains mental health. It seeks to help people enhance pleasure, engagement, and meaning in their lives while minimizing depression, fear, loneliness, and other negative feelings via a proprietary peer-based program that offers weekly meetings and other flexible support options. One obstacle to providing mental health care in the US is that it is costly to provide one-on-one therapy by a licensed professional. This is particularly true in large group settings with limited resources (counseling centers) and a large need for mental health care, like universities.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 150
• Est. completion date: December 2025
• Est. primary completion date: December 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion:

• undergraduate students

• at least 18 years of age

Exclusion criteria include:

• active suicidal thoughts or behavior

• active psychosis

• borderline personality disorder

• active mania

• unwillingness to attend all sessions or treatment types (e.g., unwillingness to attend remote)

• non-undergraduate students.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Mental Health Wellness 1
• Mood Disorders
• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mood Lifters for Undergraduates
Participants will need to attend 14 hour-long virtual weekly meetings on Zoom that focus on helpful mental health strategies and skills. Participants will be encourage to practice what they learn at home in order to improve their mood or mental wellness.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor	Michigan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Michigan

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Patient Health Questionnaire - 9	Assesses Depressive Symptoms (Range 0-27; higher scores indicate more significant symptoms of depression)	through study completion, an average of 1 year
Primary	Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7	Assesses Anxiety Symptoms (Range 0-21; higher scores indicate more significant symptoms of anxiety)	through study completion, an average of 1 year