Enduring Happiness and Continued Self-Enhancement
ENHANCE
1 other identifier
interventional
154
2 countries
2
Brief Summary
Over the past several decades, a new science of subjective well-being has produced insights into the factors that make people happy-from cultivating strong relationships to pursuing the right goals. Drawing on these empirical findings, the investigators created a comprehensive 12-week intervention program, ENHANCE: Enduring Happiness and Continued Self-Enhancement. The investigators multimodal program is designed to teach people essential skills in order to produce sustainable changes in behavior and, as a result, long-lasting increases in happiness. To test the effectiveness of ENHANCE, the investigators designed a six-month randomized clinical trial. Participants will be assigned to an active treatment group or a waiting group control. They will complete baseline assessments, and follow-up assessment at three and six months after the start of the intervention. These assessments will contain measures of subjective well-being and objective measures of health, as well as a variety of psychological mediators (e.g., psychological needs) and moderators (e.g. personality). The investigators will thus be able to explore not only whether ENHANCE works to improve well-being, but also why and how ENHANCE works.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Apr 2016
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 7, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 25, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2017
CompletedApril 13, 2018
April 1, 2018
1.2 years
April 7, 2016
April 11, 2018
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (5)
Change from Baseline Satisfaction With Life
Satisfaction With Life Scale
Baseline, 3, 6 months
Change from Baseline in Positive Affect
Scale of Positive and Negative Experience: SPANE
Baseline, 3, 6 months
Change from Baseline in Negative Affect
Scale of Positive and Negative Experience: SPANE
Baseline, 3, 6 months
Change from Baseline in Meaning in Life
Meaning in Life Questionnaire
Baseline, 3, 6 months
Change from Baseline in Thriving
Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving
Baseline, 3, 6 months
Secondary Outcomes (13)
Change from Baseline Positive and Negative Memories Generated by Participants
Baseline, 3, 6 months
Change from Baseline Peer Reports of Positive Behaviors
Baseline, 3, 6 months
Change from Baseline Peer Reports of Satisfaction With Life
Baseline, 3, 6 months
Change from Baseline Peer Reports of Positive Affect
Baseline, 3, 6 months
Change from Baseline Peer Reports of Negative Affect
Baseline, 3, 6 months
- +8 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Treatment
EXPERIMENTALENHANCE (Enduring Happiness and Continued Self-Enhancement) is a 12-week program that includes an introductory session, 10 weekly sessions focusing on different happiness principles, and a final session focusing on integrating aspects of the program and continuing to practice these principles moving forward. Through completing this program, participants will gain an education on a wide-range of happiness principles and an arsenal of strategies for developing happiness boosting habits and skills.
Waiting Group Control
NO INTERVENTIONThe waiting group control will complete the same assessments as the experimental group but without receiving the intervention.
Interventions
ENHANCE is a skill-based intervention to teach people a wide variety of strategies that have been shown to boost happiness. Each session of ENHANCE follows a similar format targeted to address three central goals. First, in each session, participants will complete an active learning module designed to educate participants about one of the ten overarching topics featured in this program (e.g., goals, close relationships). Next, participants will engage in activities that put these principles into practice. Finally, this program is designed to encourage a skill-building mindset by helping participants develop habits to integrate these principles into maintained activity in their daily lives moving forward.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Participants ages 25 to 75
You may not qualify if:
- Major Depression
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Virginialead
- University of British Columbiacollaborator
Study Sites (2)
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22904-4400, United States
University of British Columbia
Kelowna, British Columbia, V1V1V7, Canada
Related Publications (1)
Kushlev K, Heintzelman SJ, Lutes LD, Wirtz D, Kanippayoor JM, Leitner D, Diener E. Does Happiness Improve Health? Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychol Sci. 2020 Jul;31(7):807-821. doi: 10.1177/0956797620919673. Epub 2020 Jun 24.
PMID: 32579432DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 7, 2016
First Posted
May 25, 2016
Study Start
April 1, 2016
Primary Completion
June 1, 2017
Study Completion
June 30, 2017
Last Updated
April 13, 2018
Record last verified: 2018-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share