Mood Lifters Online for Graduate Students and Young Professionals

NCT05078450 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: HUM00163570
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 362
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Mood Lifters is a revolutionary mental wellness program that teaches scientifically validated strategies in a supportive group setting. This study will test two new versions of the program designed specifically for graduate students and young professionals. Participants will need to attend 12 hour long virtual weekly meetings on Zoom that focus on helpful mental health strategies and skills. Participants will be encourage to practice what the participants learn at home in order to improve their mood or mental wellness. Additionally, participants will complete a series of measures (approx. 1-1.5 hours) prior to, at the end of the program, 1 month after the program and 6 months after the program.

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders; Mood Disorders; Mental Illness; Stress

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Patient Health Questionnaire - 9

  Assesses Depressive Symptoms (Range 0-27; higher scores indicate more significant symptoms of depression)

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder - 7

  Assesses Anxiety Symptoms (Range 0-21; higher scores indicate more significant symptoms of anxiety)

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• Perceived Stress Scale

  Assesses Perceived stress (Range 0-40; higher scores indicate more significant perceived stress)

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

Study Arms (3)

Graduate Student Program

EXPERIMENTAL

This is the graduate student version of the program. The original program has been tailored to this population to meet its specific needs and address its specific concerns.

Behavioral: Mood Lifters

Young Professional Program

EXPERIMENTAL

This is the young professional version of the program. The original program has been tailored to this population to meet its specific needs and address its specific concerns.

Behavioral: Mood Lifters

Waitlist

NO INTERVENTION

This is the waitlist. Participants may be randomly assigned here first. After the typical period fo the intervention on the waitlist (12 weeks), these participants will be invited to join the arm which they are most appropriate for (i.e., graduate student or young professional).

Interventions

Mood Lifters BEHAVIORAL

Participants will need to attend 12 hour long virtual weekly meetings on Zoom that focus on helpful mental health strategies and skills. Participants will be encourage to practice what they learn at home in order to improve their mood or mental wellness.

Graduate Student Program; Young Professional Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 22 Years - 32 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Participants ages 22-32 (must identify as either a graduate student or a young professional)

You may not qualify if:

• Active suicidality, mania, or psychosis

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Michigan: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48103, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Garg T, Votta CM, Prakash N, Deldin PJ. An investigation into the effectiveness of Mood Lifters in the context of trauma exposure. Psychol Serv. 2024 Aug;21(3):518-528. doi: 10.1037/ser0000789. Epub 2023 Aug 24.

  PMID: 37616078 BACKGROUND

• Pokowitz EL, Prakash N, Planaj D, Oprandi S, Deldin PJ. Mood Lifters for Graduate Students and Young Adults: A Mixed-Methods Investigation into Mechanisms of Change in Online Group Therapy. Behav Sci (Basel). 2024 Mar 20;14(3):252. doi: 10.3390/bs14030252.

  PMID: 38540555 BACKGROUND

• Prakash N, Votta CM, Deldin PJ. Treatment for graduate students: Blunting the emotional toll of postgraduate education. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2023 Dec;91(12):708-716. doi: 10.1037/ccp0000844. Epub 2023 Sep 21.

  PMID: 37732972 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders; Mood Disorders; Mental Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

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: Professor of Psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 22, 2021
• First Posted: October 14, 2021
• Study Start: September 22, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 1, 2023
• Study Completion: February 1, 2023
• Last Updated: December 6, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)