LEMURS SSI: Evaluation of Behavioral Incentives

NCT06340841 | Recruiting Phase 1

• 1 other identifier: LEMURS SSI 24
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Incentives

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Activity Completion

  Number of wellness activities completed

  up to 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21

  up to 6 months

• Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21

  up to 6 months

• Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale - 21

  up to 6 months

• Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

  up to 6 months

• Oura Ring Sleep Index

  up to 6 months

Study Arms (4)

Individual Receives Incentive - No Restorative Incentive

EXPERIMENTAL

Participant receives incentives directly

Behavioral: Personal Incentives

Individual Receives Incentive -Restorative Incentive

EXPERIMENTAL

The participant receives incentives directly. There is a restorative incentive if they miss an activity.

Behavioral: Personal Restorative Incentives

Charity Receives Incentive - No Restorative Incentive

EXPERIMENTAL

Participant earns money for charity

Behavioral: Charity Incentives

Charity Receives Incentive -Restorative Incentive

EXPERIMENTAL

Participant earns money for charity. There is a restorative incentive if they miss an activity.

Behavioral: Charity Restorative Incentives

Interventions

Personal Incentives BEHAVIORAL

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

Individual Receives Incentive - No Restorative Incentive

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.

Individual Receives Incentive -Restorative Incentive

Charity Incentives BEHAVIORAL

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

Charity Receives Incentive - No Restorative Incentive

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.

Charity Receives Incentive -Restorative Incentive

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 20 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Current undergraduate student in their first year of school own a mobile device

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Vermont: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont, 05405, United States

RECRUITING

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 1
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Model Details: Participants will be randomized to one of four incentive conditions and receive rewards based on their completion of such activities. There are two main factors (Recipient x Restoration) that will create four distinct groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 22, 2024
• First Posted: April 2, 2024
• Study Start: February 12, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2024
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 31, 2028
• Last Updated: April 2, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)