An Online Trial of Five Well-being Programs
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03233022 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 28, 2017
Last Update Posted : August 1, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Well-being | Behavioral: Happify | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 14000 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Users are randomly assigned between arms after completing baseline assessment and stay in that arm for the duration of the study. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Other |
Official Title: | A Randomized Trial Examining the Impact of Five 8-week Online Well-being Programs on Mood and Well-being |
Actual Study Start Date : | February 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2018 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Unchanged Happify
Participants use Happify as it is currently available to consumers on the main site, including all engagement elements. Users may access a wide variety of 4-week programs and use them in any way they desire for the entire study period.
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Behavioral: Happify
An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. |
Active Comparator: Negatively-focused tracks
Participants use two pre-selected Happify tracks that focus on remediating negatives (e.g. "conquering negative thoughts" and "managing stress"). Several engagement elements are missing, including social forums, regular informational emails, and the ability to play games. Participants gain access to 8 weeks worth of content, but may repeat the content as often as they like in the follow-up period.
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Behavioral: Happify
An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. |
Active Comparator: Positively-focused tracks
Participants use two pre-selected Happify tracks that focus on improving positives (e.g. building well-being, using one's strengths). Several engagement elements are missing, including social forums, regular informational emails, and the ability to play games. Participants gain access to 8 weeks worth of content, but may repeat the content as often as they like in the follow-up period.
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Behavioral: Happify
An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo condition
Participants complete a Happify program that is designed to engage with specific activities, but that does not aim to promote positive emotion or reduce negative emotion. Participants gain access to 8 weeks worth of content, but may repeat the content as often as they like in the follow-up period.
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Behavioral: Happify
An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. |
Sham Comparator: Distraction condition
Participants complete a series of quizzes and polls on Happify designed to engage them in thinking about well-being topics, but without giving any specific instructions for how to promote well-being. Participants gain access to 8 weeks worth of content, but may repeat the content as often as they like in the follow-up period.
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Behavioral: Happify
An online platform for conveying techniques from positive psychology, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based stress reduction. |
- Depressive Symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item; PHQ-9) [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to 8-week post, 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up ]9-item measure of depressive symptoms
- Anxiety Symptoms (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item; GAD-7) [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to 8-week post, 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up ]7-item measure of anxiety symptoms
- Resilience composite [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to 8-week post, 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-up ]Composite score made of perceived stress, positive emotionality, and optimism

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- No prior experience on the Happify platform (new user registration)
Exclusion Criteria:
- None

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03233022
United States, New York | |
Happify (an online platform -- study is entirely online) | |
New York, New York, United States, 10012 |
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Responsible Party: | Happify Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03233022 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
1 |
First Posted: | July 28, 2017 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 1, 2018 |
Last Verified: | August 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |