Anxiety, Depression, Happiness
Conditions
Brief summary
The investigators are evaluating if an online single-session intervention, the Common Elements Toolbox (COMET) can improve mental health and wellbeing among UK university students.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCommon Elements Toolbox
The Common Elements Toolbox (COMET) is an online single-session intervention. It is entirely self-guided and lasts about 60 minutes. Participants complete a series of reading and writing exercises focused on four modules: cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, gratitude, and self-compassion. The intervention is entirely unguided and completed in a single sitting.
Sponsors
University of Bath
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* At least 18 years old
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) | Change from baseline to four weeks post-intervention | Measure of depressive symptoms. Scores range from 0-27, with higher scores indicating greater levels of depression. |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Checklist (GAD-7) | Change from baseline to four weeks post-intervention | Measure of anxiety symptoms. Scores range from 0-21, with higher scores indicating greater levels of anxiety. |
| Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS). | Change from baseline to four weeks post-intervention | Measure of wellbeing. Scores range from 7-35, with higher scores indicating greater well-being. |
| Positive and Negative Affect Schedule | Change from baseline to four weeks post-intervention | A measure of positive affect and negative affect. Scores on the positive affect subscale range from 10-50, with higher scores indicating greater positive affect. The negative affect subscale also ranges from 10-50, with greater scores indicating greater levels of negative affect. |
| Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) | Post-intervention (immediately after participants complete the intervention) | Measure of acceptability. Scores range from 4-20, with higher scores indicating greater acceptability. |
| Intervention Appropriateness Measure | Post-intervention (immediately after participants complete the intervention) | Measure of appropriateness. Scores range from 4-20, with higher scores indicating greater appropriateness. |
Outcome results
None listed