Ignite Creation Date:
2024-06-16 @ 11:50 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:31 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06442072
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-06-04
First Post:
2024-05-18
Brief Title:
Global Controlled Trial on Effects of an Online Self-Help Program for of Ambitious Altruists on Their Mental Health Wellbeing and Productivity Comparing Versions With IFS vs CBT Buddy- vs Group- Standard- vs Minimum-Guidance Intensity
Sponsor:
Rethink Wellbeing
Organization:
Rethink Wellbeing
Study Overview
Official Title:
Global Controlled Trial on Effects of a Guided Online Self-Help Program for of Ambitious Altruists on Their Mental Health Wellbeing and Productivity
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
CT_DoBetter
Brief Summary:
This study aims to compare different versions of a 16-week online self-help program in terms of their effect on self-assessed mental health well-being and productivity The versions differ in their intensity standard low and type buddy group of guidance the applied psychotherapeutic approaches taught IFS CBT We expect to recruit a sample of 150 ambitious altruists and have them self-select into the four program versions Participants take part in surveys before at weeks 8 12 and 16 to self-assess their productivity mental health burden quality of life and other risk and protection factors Weekly screenings will provide data on objective and subjective success components such as participant engagement working alliance and treatment adherence which will be correlated with primary and secondary outcomes
Detailed Description:
Aim
This study aims to compare different versions of an online self-help program in terms of their effect on self-assessed mental health well-being and productivity The goal is to find out if a version might be more effective or similarly effective but less costly than the original one
Control groups
The original program version is an 8-week course with weekly guided group sessions of 2 hours Third Wave CBT methods are taught by a workbook and practised in between the sessions The pre-post results on 42 ambitious altruists showed significant moderate effects on all scales after week 12 In this study we aim to compare the effects of the original version with 1 one using a buddy instead of the group format 2 one using less guidance 3 instead of 9 group sessions and 3 one using Internal Family Systems instead of Third Wave CBT Instead of 8 weeks we spaced out the same amount of sessions for the program after week 6 so that the last follow-up session will take place for everyone at week 16 now
Sample
We expect to deliver the program to 150 participants and each version to at least 25 of those Ambitious altruists will be recruited via posts on Facebook and Slack online groups and personal contact to organizations associated with Effective Altruism People will self-select into the different program versions We exclude those in acute crisis those with very low self-assessed social competence and those who report not being ambitiously altruistic We match groups and buddies based on availability and on who we believe will bond better ie similar age and career stage
Measurements Participants take part in Google form surveys before at weeks 8 12 and 16 These measure productivity WPAIGH mental health burden symptoms of interpersonal sensitivity and OCD by BSI depressiveness and anxiety by GAD7 PHQ8 quality of life WHOQOL-BREF MHC-SF ONS-4 LS and other relevant factors loneliness by UCLA-3 self-esteem by Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale connectionwill to do good by IWAH An independent researcher likely from Maastricht University will likely check our data calculate the results and publish a paper about it to reduce potential biases Also participants engagement will be assessed ie no-shows and dropouts and participants attend a weekly screening in weeks 1-8 12 and 16 to rate different success components eg session engagement working alliance and treatment adherence Those measures will be correlated with the primary and secondary outcomes at one point to see what influences outcomes and how strongly
We applied to get an official letter of exemption from an ethics review due to these reasons
The study is only part of the already existing programs nothing is changed in the operations affecting the participants due to the evaluationstudy run
Measurements are part of routine progress tracking
The data is being used for publication purposes but does not introduce new risks
The interventions as well as the data collection are 100 non-invasive and include a signed participant consent
The sampling excludes potentially vulnerable individuals ie those in a current crisis
This study aims to compare different versions of an online self-help program in terms of their effect on self-assessed mental health well-being and productivity The goal is to find out if a version might be more effective or similarly effective but less costly than the original one
Control groups
The original program version is an 8-week course with weekly guided group sessions of 2 hours Third Wave CBT methods are taught by a workbook and practised in between the sessions The pre-post results on 42 ambitious altruists showed significant moderate effects on all scales after week 12 In this study we aim to compare the effects of the original version with 1 one using a buddy instead of the group format 2 one using less guidance 3 instead of 9 group sessions and 3 one using Internal Family Systems instead of Third Wave CBT Instead of 8 weeks we spaced out the same amount of sessions for the program after week 6 so that the last follow-up session will take place for everyone at week 16 now
Sample
We expect to deliver the program to 150 participants and each version to at least 25 of those Ambitious altruists will be recruited via posts on Facebook and Slack online groups and personal contact to organizations associated with Effective Altruism People will self-select into the different program versions We exclude those in acute crisis those with very low self-assessed social competence and those who report not being ambitiously altruistic We match groups and buddies based on availability and on who we believe will bond better ie similar age and career stage
Measurements Participants take part in Google form surveys before at weeks 8 12 and 16 These measure productivity WPAIGH mental health burden symptoms of interpersonal sensitivity and OCD by BSI depressiveness and anxiety by GAD7 PHQ8 quality of life WHOQOL-BREF MHC-SF ONS-4 LS and other relevant factors loneliness by UCLA-3 self-esteem by Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale connectionwill to do good by IWAH An independent researcher likely from Maastricht University will likely check our data calculate the results and publish a paper about it to reduce potential biases Also participants engagement will be assessed ie no-shows and dropouts and participants attend a weekly screening in weeks 1-8 12 and 16 to rate different success components eg session engagement working alliance and treatment adherence Those measures will be correlated with the primary and secondary outcomes at one point to see what influences outcomes and how strongly
We applied to get an official letter of exemption from an ethics review due to these reasons
The study is only part of the already existing programs nothing is changed in the operations affecting the participants due to the evaluationstudy run
Measurements are part of routine progress tracking
The data is being used for publication purposes but does not introduce new risks
The interventions as well as the data collection are 100 non-invasive and include a signed participant consent
The sampling excludes potentially vulnerable individuals ie those in a current crisis
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None