LEMURS SSI: Evaluation of Behavioral Incentives

ConditionIncentives
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-20
SponsorUniversity of Vermont

About this trial

The goal of this substudy is to determine if a brief single-session-intervention (SSI) coupled with different incentive strategies to support engaging in wellness-related activities.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Factorial

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Personal Incentives

    Behavioral

    The participant receives incentives directly if they complete an activity on a given day.

  • Personal Restorative Incentives

    Behavioral

    The participant receives incentives directly if they complete an activity on a given day. They are given an additional incentive to return to completing activities if they did not complete an activity on a prior day.

  • Charity Incentives

    Behavioral

    The participant earns compensation for charity if they complete an activity on a given day.

  • Charity Restorative Incentives

    Behavioral

    The participant earns compensation for charity if they complete an activity on a given day. They are given an additional incentive for charity to return to completing activities if they did not complete an activity on a prior day.

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups
Group A: Individual Receives Incentive - No Restorative IncentiveExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Individual Receives Incentive -Restorative IncentiveExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Charity Receives Incentive - No Restorative IncentiveExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group D: Charity Receives Incentive -Restorative IncentiveExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Activity Completion

Number of wellness activities completed

Time frame
up to 6 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21

Summary Score on Depression Scale, higher scores indicate greater depression

Time frame
up to 6 months
2

Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21

Summary Score on Anxiety Scale, higher scores indicate greater anxiety

Time frame
up to 6 months
3

Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21

Summary Score on Stress Scale, higher scores indicate greater stress

Time frame
up to 6 months
4

Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

Summary Score on the Measure, higher scores indicate better well-being

Time frame
up to 6 months

Other outcomes

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