The Online Mood Booster Challenge to Support Physical and Mental Health

Recruiting

• Conditions: Mental Health Wellness 1

• Registration Number: NCT05772650
• Lead Sponsor: McGill University

Brief Summary

Healthier Together Mood Booster Challenge - To improve mental and physical fitness, while providing participants with online education, tracking, social connectivity, and feedback.

Detailed Description

An 8-week web-based health promotion program to learn strategies and use digital tools that will give participants a physical, mental, and emotional boost, with exercise remaining a key component of the mission.

Each week participants will learn and practice evidence-based strategies that they will master to improve their physical and mental health.

Techniques will be focused on: spending time exercising outdoors, practicing daily gratitude, practicing good posture, building social connection, deep breathing, listening to music, limiting time on social media and focusing on better sleep.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-06
• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-13
• Status Verified: 2023-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-03-14
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-16
• Last Update Posted: 2023-03-16
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-16
• Study Completion: 2023-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 500

Inclusion Criteria

• Affiliated with McGill University or family member

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improvement in Physical Activity Levels	Feb 20 - April 16, 2023	8 week program to create healthy habits of incorporating increased physical activity in daily life.; Self-reported physical activity levels using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) (weekly metabolic equivalents (METs); using an estimate of 4 METs/ min moderate exercise and 8 METs/ min vigorous exercise)
Adherence to Program	Feb 20 - April 16, 2023	8 Week program to help change behaviour for healthy habit creation. Adherence will be measured as the number of days tracking physical activity levels and answering the behaviour change questions.; Less than 7 days = very poor adherence 7-21 days = poor adherence 22-42 days = moderate adherence 43-49 days = good adherence Greater than 49 days = excellent adherence
Improvement in Stress	Feb 20 - April 16, 2023	The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Stress score - Perceived Stress Scale. 10 questions; Total score from 0 to 40; ≥18 high stress (1 standard deviation above the mean)
Improvement in Sleep	Feb 20 - April 16, 2023	The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Sleep score - Insomnia Severity Index. 7 questions; Total score from 0 to 28; ≥ 8 subthreshold insomnia
Improvement in Mood	Feb 20 - April 16, 2023	The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Depression score - Centre for Epidemiological Studies - Depression questionnaire 20 questions; Total score 0-40; ≥16 subthreshold depressive symptoms
Improvement in Burnout	Feb 20 - April 16, 2023	The following methodology will be used to measure the above metric: - Burnout - Oldenburg burnout assessment. \<2.89 no or little sign of burnout; 2.89 to 3.51 may be at risk of burnout; \>3.51 at very high risk of burnout

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

McGill University; 🇨🇦 Montreal, Quebec, Canada