Assessing the Effectiveness of Digital Wellness Modules on Perceived Quality of Life Via a Randomized Control Trial
Yale University
Summary
The study will examine the role of digital wellness modules (brief mindfulness and light to moderate physical exercise) delivered through a smartphone wellness application and their short-term effects on health behavior motivation and change, and longer-term quality of life and non-pathological affective states.
Description
Primary Objective: The primary objective of this parallel-assignment longitudinal study is to determine whether the digital wellness modules (e.g., mindfulness and light to moderate physical activity) increase quality of life and decrease stress, anxiety, and depression, as mediated by health behavior motivation and change in a healthy population of adults. Secondary Objective(s): The secondary objective is to ascertain qualitatively through deductive thematic analysis specific themes of a) key drivers of health behavior change; b) types of motivations that drive health behavior change, and c)…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–65 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Resides in United States Exclusion Criteria: * Any individual who endorses any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: * Positive Health Screening Questions, as measured by the Health Screening Questionnaire (HSQ): * Pain, discomfort or pressure in the chest, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, or blackout, blood pressure with systolic greater than 140 or diastolic greater than 90, diagnosed or treated for any heart disease, heart murmur, chest pain (angina), palpitations (irregular beat), or heart a…
Interventions
- DeviceCaravan Wellness app
Caravan Wellness is a digital platform that offers brief mindfulness and light to moderate physical activity modules, among many others (e.g., Pilates, Yoga, Barre, meditation, etc.), to enhance overall individual well-being.
Location
- Yale UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut