StriveWeekly: Self-Guided Online Intervention for Anxiety, Depression, and Stress in University Students

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Completed

• Conditions: Depressive Symptoms; Stress, Psychological; Anxiety
• Interventions: Behavioral: StriveWeekly

• Registration Number: NCT04361045
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles

Brief Summary

This study was a randomized controlled trial of an original online mental health promotion program. This study aimed to: 1) establish program effectiveness by examining symptom change between conditions and 2) examine predictors of symptom change. The program was previously tested in open trial feasibility study by the same Principal Investigator and has since been rebuilt as informed by feasibility findings and participant qualitative feedback.

Participants were randomly assigned to either a waitlist condition or eight weeks of the intervention condition. Baseline, posttest, and follow-up electronic surveys collected self-reported symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. Motivational variables were also assessed at baseline and then tested as moderators of intervention effects.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-09-14
• Primary Completion: 2018-03-18
• Study Completion: 2018-03-18
• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-22
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-24
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-15
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1631

Inclusion Criteria

• enrolled as a student at UCLA (Fall 2017 - Winter 2018)

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Exclusion Criteria

• concurrent enrollment in a similar online anxiety and depression treatment study on campus
• invalid data reporting (e.g., straight-lined responses to surveys) -- post hoc exclusion

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Condition	StriveWeekly	Participants in this condition were delivered 8 weeks of online intervention modules and then were invited to complete a posttest survey.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21)	[Time Frame: Baseline to Posttest (~8 weeks)]	This 21-item self-report measure assesses symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Individual items are rated 0 (Did not apply to me at all) to 3 (Applied to me very much or most of the time), with total scores ranging 0 - 63. Lower scores at posttest relative to baseline indicate improvement.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Program Satisfaction	Posttest (~8 weeks)	This 5-item measure was adapted from the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire. Individual items are rated 1 (Poor) to 4 (Excellent), with total scores ranging 5 - 20. Higher scores indicate more satisfaction.
Program Adherence	[Time Frame: Baseline to Posttest (~8 weeks)]	This outcome was assessed based on number of modules with 1+ skills practice log. Skills practice logs were recorded as behavioral data, stored within the online platform's database of user account activity.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of California, Los Angeles; 🇺🇸 Los Angeles, California, United States