Digital Rewards and Retention in a M-health App
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorUniversity of Bucharest
About this trial
Attrition and user engagement are two challenges that eHealth interventions struggle with. Attempts to address this have been previously made through gamification, instructional design and using different types of incentives. Overall, any type of reward, be it non-financial or monetary is better than the controls, but the latter usually produce a greater effect. It is also worth mentioning that having an affective value attached to the reward itself is also important to user retention and engagement. Given the ever-increasing interest in cryptocurrency and its current relevance, the present study - a randomized clinical trial with three arms - aims to compare cryptocurrency to non-monetary rewards regarding their effectiveness in reducing attrition and increasing engagement. In order to do this, a mental-health computerized intervention will be developed, in which the users will have to complete several modules, during which time they will be rewarded either with cryptocurrency, sweepstake rewards (e.g., vouchers), or nothing.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
English speaking
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Multipurpose Online Tool
BehavioralThe intervention consists of 6 psychoeducational modules, on the Canvas teaching platform. They are automated, requiring no interaction with others (except for communication between participants and the team). Participants go through the psychoeducational modules, then do the corresponding exercise, and then access their rewards (if they belong to the experimental or comparative groups).
No intervention
Other interventionThe participants will be assessed but without any intervention
Treatment groups
177 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groupsGroup A: Crypto reward groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Sweepstakes reward groupActive comparator 1 intervention
Group C: WaitlistOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Participant retention
The numbers of participants that get to finish the entire intervention
Time frame
From enrollment to the end of the 6 week interventionSecondary outcomes
1
User Engagement Scale - Short Version (UES-SF)
Score on how engaged the users feel while participating in the intervention - how satisfied and how much they value each intervention module. Minimum value = 1 Maximum value = 5 A higher score means a better outcome (i.e., a higher user engagement).
Time frame
From the first module to the last (from week 1 to 6)2
The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) - Depression
The users will be assessed to see if the intervention decreases depression symptoms. Minimum value = 0 Maximum value = 21 (raw score); please note that scores are usually doubled in order to maintain consistency with the DASS-42, which would result in a maximum of 42. Higher scores on this subscale are associated with a worse outcome (i.e. depression symptoms), and a total score can be compounded across all 3 subscales, after doubling their raw scores. This total score is a general psychological distress score.
Time frame
On week 1 and week 6 of the intervention3
The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) - Anxiety
The users will be assessed to see if the intervention decreases anxiety symptoms. Minimum value = 0 Maximum value = 21(raw score); please note that scores are usually doubled in order to maintain consistency with the DASS-42, which would result in a maximum of 42. Higher scores on this subscale are associated with a worse outcome (i.e. anxiety symptoms), and a total score can be compounded across all 3 subscales, after doubling their raw scores. This total score is a general psychological distress score.
Time frame
On week 1 and week 6 of the intervention4
The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) - Stress
The users will be assessed to see if the intervention decreases stress symptoms. Minimum value = 0 Maximum value = 21 (raw score); please note that scores are usually doubled in order to maintain consistency with the DASS-42, which would result in a maximum of 42. Higher scores on this subscale are associated with a worse outcome (i.e. stress symptoms), and a total score can be compounded across all 3 subscales, after doubling their raw scores. This total score is a general psychological distress score.
Time frame
On week 1 and week 6 of the interventionSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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