Guided Feedback in an Online Game Impacts Decision Making

Sponsor

Bard College (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05925816

Collaborator

University of Texas at Austin (Other)

350

Enrollment

Location

Arms

Actual Duration (Months)

117.1

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the use of a text-based game as a way to understand decision making and knowledge related to anxiety, stress, and mood states like depression or loneliness. The investigators are interested in identifying whether participants who are given feedback before and during the game will report changes in behavior or depressive symptoms over the course of a one-week period. This is a follow-up to the published study from the researchers.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Depressive Symptoms	Behavioral: Video Behavioral: Active game Behavioral: Neutral game	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

350 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Factorial Assignment

Masking:

Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Masking Description:

Brief interventions are conducted online and thus largely masked. All assessment is also conducted through an online survey.

Primary Purpose:

Other

Official Title:

Understanding Decision Making Using a Text-based Game

Actual Study Start Date :

Feb 2, 2022

Actual Primary Completion Date :

May 4, 2022

Actual Study Completion Date :

May 4, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Video Short video with BA intervention ideas	Behavioral: Video Video uses BA techniques for approximately 5 minutes
Experimental: Active game Feedback Twine game	Behavioral: Active game Game provides positive feedback in response to decisions made by participants
Sham Comparator: Neutral game Neutral Twine game	Behavioral: Neutral game Game without feedback
No Intervention: No intervention
Experimental: Video + Active game Combines Video and Active game	Behavioral: Video Video uses BA techniques for approximately 5 minutes Behavioral: Active game Game provides positive feedback in response to decisions made by participants
Active Comparator: Video + Neutral game Combines Video and Neutral game	Behavioral: Video Video uses BA techniques for approximately 5 minutes Behavioral: Neutral game Game without feedback

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

patient health questionnaire (PHQ; 8 items) [baseline (T0) - before intervention]
The PHQ measures depression; scores range from 0 to 24 with higher scores indicating more depression.
patient health questionnaire (PHQ; 8 items) [one week following intervention (T1)]
The PHQ measures depression; scores range from 0 to 24 with higher scores indicating more depression.
Behavior in study-specific game [Completed at baseline (T0)]
For participants completing the game (neutral or active), behavior and choices made will be used as data for analyses. Game choices allow participants to decide what next activities they will "do" in the game. Analyses incorporate decision probabilities (which of 2-5 choices are selected) and compare them between conditions. The game is completed at baseline following assessment (and following video) for those assigned this arm only.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) [Baseline (T0) before intervention]
7-item measure of generalized anxiety; scores range from 0 to 21 with higher scores indicating more anxiety.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) [one-week follow-up (T1)]
7-item measure of generalized anxiety; scores range from 0 to 21 with higher scores indicating more anxiety.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

18+ age
Eligible to participate in online research
Able to read and respond in English

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Bard College	Annandale-on-Hudson	New York	United States	12504

Sponsors and Collaborators

Bard College
University of Texas at Austin

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

Justin Dainer-Best, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bard College

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05925816

Other Study ID Numbers:

2021NOV10-DAI

First Posted:

Jun 29, 2023

Last Update Posted:

Jun 29, 2023

Last Verified:

Jun 1, 2023

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Yes

Plan to Share IPD:

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by Justin Dainer-Best, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Bard College

depressive symptoms

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Depression

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Jun 29, 2023