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Acts of Kindness Intervention for Mental Health Wellness

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Led By Andrew J Fuligni, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of California, Los Angeles
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Between the ages of 14-17
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up weekly over 5 weeks
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Study Summary

This trial will test whether completing kind acts for others, with or without reflection, can boost psychological well-being in adolescents.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for teenagers aged 14-17 who are interested in participating in a study focused on mental health wellness. There are no specific exclusion criteria, so it's open to all adolescents within this age range.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests the effects of performing kind acts for others over four weeks. Participants will either do these acts with or without reflecting on them, or they'll just report their daily activities three times a week.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves psychological measures and not medical treatments, there aren't typical side effects like you'd see with medication. However, participants may experience changes in mood or behavior.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 14 and 17 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~weekly over 5 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and weekly over 5 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Average Positive Affect
Secondary outcome measures
Average Negative Affect
Average Psychological Flourishing
Other outcome measures
Average Social Connection
Average Stress
Sleep Quality

Trial Design

3Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: Kindness to Others with ReflectionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants will complete the 'Other-Focused Acts of Kindness Intervention' by performing acts of kindness for others and will also complete a reflection component. They will be asked to complete 3 kind acts for others throughout the week for 4 weeks. They will receive text messages three days per week (either Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday or Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday) and will report on their kind act later that day. At the end of each intervention week, they will be asked to reflect upon their experience of performing kind acts for others.
Group II: Kindness to OthersActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will complete the 'Other-Focused Acts of Kindness Intervention' by performing acts of kindness for others. They will be asked to complete 3 kind acts for others throughout the week for 4 weeks. They will receive text messages three days per week (either Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday or Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday) and will report on their kind act later that day.
Group III: Daily ReportPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Participants will complete the 'Daily Reports' and be asked to report their daily activities throughout the week for 4 weeks. They will receive text messages three days per week (either Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday or Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday) and will list activities from their day.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, Los AngelesLead Sponsor
1,530 Previous Clinical Trials
10,264,588 Total Patients Enrolled
Andrew J Fuligni, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of California, Los Angeles

Media Library

Mental Health Wellness Research Study Groups: Kindness to Others, Daily Report, Kindness to Others with Reflection
Mental Health Wellness Clinical Trial 2023: Other-Focused Acts of Kindness Intervention Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05267132 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this trial accepting adult volunteers for participation?

"This clinical trial is limited to adolescents aged between 14 and 17 years old. For younger patients, there are a total of 14 available trials while 23 offer services for older adults over 65."

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What criteria must one satisfy in order to be enrolled into this research?

"This investigation is aiming to recruit 120 minors between the ages of 14 and 17 who are struggling with mental health. The requirements for participation include being within that age bracket."

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Are there any available slots in this clinical investigation?

"This trial, which was initially posted on October 1st 2022 and last edited June 5th 2022 is not currently enrolling patients. However, there are 36 other trials that can be found through clinicaltrials.gov who do require participants at this time."

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Who else is applying?

What site did they apply to?
Adolescent Development Lab
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Adolescent Acts of Kindness Intervention With Reflection
Andrew J. Fuligni, PhD 2023. "Adolescent Acts of Kindness Intervention With Reflection". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05267132.
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