Assessing the Effectiveness of Digital Wellness Modules on Perceived Quality of Life

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorYale University

About this trial

The study will examine the role of digital wellness modules (brief mindfulness and light to moderate physical exercise) delivered through a smartphone wellness application and their short-term effects on health behavior motivation and change, and longer-term quality of life and non-pathological affective states.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Resides in United States

Disqualifiers

Pain, discomfort or pressure in the chest, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, or blackout, blood pressure with systolic greater than 140 or diastolic greater than 90, diagnosed or treated for any heart disease, heart murmur, chest pain (angina), palpitations (irregular beat), or heart attack, heart surgery, angioplasty, or a pacemaker, valve replacement, or heart transplant, resting pulse greater than 100 beats per minute, any arthritis, back trouble, hip /knee/joint /pain, or any other bone or joint condition, personal experience or doctor's advice of any other medical or physical reason that would prohibit the participant from doing light to moderate physical exercise, personal physician's recommendation against participating in light to moderate physical exercise because of asthma, diabetes, epilepsy or elevated cholesterol or a hernia.

Positive screen for depression, excluding suicide (PHQ-8) cutoff score > 6

Positive screen for panic (SMPD) cutoff score > 2

Positive screen for generalized anxiety (GAD-7) cutoff score > 10

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Caravan Wellness app

Treatment groups

120 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Yale University

Lead sponsor

Caravan Wellness

Collaborator