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Study of Student Flourishing

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Digital toolkit, Mental Health America Resources.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Healthy. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States, Canada, New Zealand
Next step
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Official title

A Multi-Institutional Longitudinal Randomized Controlled Trial of Student Well-Being Using the Flourish App

Overview

The goal of this study is to learn how a science-based mobile app, called Flourish, affects student well-being. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does receiving access to the Flourish app increase well-being (e.g., positive affect, loneliness, belonging) among students? 2. Does using the Flourish app in combination with a human buddy/friend lead to better outcomes than using the app alone? Researchers will compare three different groups to see if and how the Flourish app works to improve student well-being: 1. Waitlist Control Group: Students continue with existing school resources. 2. Flourish App Group: Students use the Flourish app (a digital toolkit and AI chatbot) twice per week. 3. Flourish App + Buddy Group: Students use the Flourish app twice per week with someone else as a "Flourish Buddy". Participants will: Be randomly assigned to one of the three groups listed above. Use the app or continue with regular resources for 6 weeks. Complete four short online surveys about their well-being (at the beginning, during the 6 weeks, and at the end).

Interventions

  • Behavioral Digital toolkit
    A mobile application providing a science-based digital toolkit and AI chatbot.
  • Behavioral Mental Health America Resources
    Access to national mental health resources from Mental Health America, which can be found here: https://mhanational.org/resources/.

Primary outcome measures

  • Subcomponents of Affect Scale [Time frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points)]
  • Implicit Theories of Emotion [Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Loneliness [Time frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points)]
  • Perceived Cohesion [Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Closeness to University [Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Perceived Social Support (PSSS-3) [Time frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points)]
  • Mindfulness (Mindful Attention Awareness Scale) [Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Resilience [Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Flourishing Scale [Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Retention / Enrollment Intention [Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline]
Secondary outcome measures (12)
  • Depression (PHQ-2) [Time frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points)]
  • Anxiety (GAD-2) [Time frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points)]
  • Perceived Stress (PSS-4) [Time frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points)]
  • Academic Self Efficacy [Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Satisfaction With Life [Time frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points)]
  • School Perceptions [Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Multi-Dimensional Measure of Trust [Time frame: 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Expectations and Experiences of Chatbots [Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Perceived Empathy of Sunnie [Time frame: 6 weeks post-baseline]
  • Flourish Buddy Responsiveness [Time frame: Weeks 4 and 6 post-baseline]
  • Relationship Satisfaction with Flourish Buddy [Time frame: Weeks 4 and 6 post-baseline]
  • Perceived Relationship Improvement [Time frame: 6 weeks post-baseline]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Currently a student at one of the participating institutions
  • Age 18 or older
  • Able to provide informed consent

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

United States · 9 centers
  • University of California, Berkeley — Berkeley
  • Foothill College — Los Altos Hills
  • Chapman University — Orange
  • University of Colorado Denver — Denver
  • University of Hawai'i at Mānoa — Honolulu
  • Kansas State University — Manhattan
  • Brown University — Providence
  • University of Washington — Seattle
  • … and 1 more center
Canada · 1 center
  • University of Victoria — Victoria
New Zealand · 1 center
  • University of Canterbury — Christchurch

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07259746 · Flourish2025

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗