Wellness Initiative at New York University

NCT ID: NCT03120767

Last Updated: 2019-05-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-09-01

Study Completion Date

2019-04-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect on first-year college students of participation in a 14-week seminar course and residential housing wellness activities.

Detailed Description

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WIN has been designed to enhance student wellness and personal success during college and after graduation from New York University. The program is grounded in the current understanding of adolescent and young adult development, neuroscience, and positive psychology and aims to increase resilience within students by building knowledge and skills in key areas proven to enhance wellness, including communication, executive functioning, social support, cognitive behavioral techniques, stress management, emotion regulation, and sense of purpose. WIN will achieve these aims by teaching this knowledge and skills to students in a class ("Risk and Resilience") and via participation in various activities within a residential Living and Learning Community. Students will not only receive training and support in establishing healthy exercise, nutrition, and sleep habits, students will also be taught core components of cognitive-behavior therapy, mindfulness, and organizational skills training.

In tandem with the implementation of WIN,the effectiveness of the program will be evaluated. A research study will offer benefits: first, it will provide the college with data for future estimations of student interest to assist in further expanding the scope of wellness; and second, it will provide the Child Study Center at NYU with the opportunity to explore the impact of teaching resilience skills to first-year college students and to modify, if appropriate course content to improve effectiveness.

A longitudinal study at NYU beginning in Fall of 2017 of 175 first-year students, who are randomly assigned to one of three conditions after consenting to participate in the research.

200 participants will be recruited during Spring and Summer of 2017 from the incoming first-year students who will begin classes in Fall 2017. It is anticipated that of the 200 enrolled via electronic assent prior to the beginning of the fall 2017 semester, some may not attend NYU and some may rethink the decision to participate and then not follow up with providing informed consent. As such, there will be over-enrolling via preliminary electronic assent so that the following enrollment can be achieved:

175 students will be assigned randomly into one of three conditions:

* 50 students to Condition 1 (enrolled in the Risk and Resilience course during Fall 2017 and directly encouraged to participate in the Founders Living and Learning Community wellness activities for the Fall of 2017)
* 75 students to Condition 2 (waitlisted to be enrolled in the Rick and Resilience course until Spring 2018, and not directly encouraged to participate in the WIN Living and Learning Community wellness activities)
* 50 students to Condition 3 (a control group that receives none of the interventions during the first year). This group will instead receive an online pamphlet that contains a number of wellness tips and advice for first-year students. Participants have access to the WIN Living and Learning Community wellness activities in Fall of 2017 and Spring of 2018, but are not directly encouraged to participate.

The progress of these 175 students will be measured at frequent intervals throughout the first and subsequent years at college, beginning with a baseline assessment battery once participants provide written informed consent in Fall of 2017, followed by a second survey in Winter 2018, another survey at the end of the academic year (May 2018), and then annually thereafter. In addition to collecting demographic factors (age, gender, race, ethnicity, and relationship status), the study will utilize empirically-based measures that will be self-reported by the students, using an online survey tool. These measures will capture a series of attributes that have been demonstrated as being important factors in psychological well-being, including:

* Perceived stress
* Depressive symptoms
* Anxiety symptoms
* Dysfunctional attitudes
* Risk behaviors (smoking, sexual activity, alcohol and drug usage, etc.)
* Coping skills
* Interpersonal communication
* Use of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy techniques
* Health behaviors (exercise, nutrition, sleep, etc.)

Additional data will be collected to measure academic achievement, such as grade-point average and persistence in college.

Conditions

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Health Promotion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Condition 1

enrolled in the Risk and Resilience course during Fall 2017 and directly encouraged to participate in the Founders Living and Learning Community wellness activities for the Fall of 2017 (Coordinated Wellness Programming)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Risk and Resilience

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The "Risk and Resilience" course is a 14-week undergraduate seminar that is grounded in the current understanding of adolescent and young adult development, neuroscience, and positive psychology. Students will learn about key areas proven to enhance wellness, including communication, executive functioning, social support, self-efficacy, emotion regulation, and sense of purpose. Students will learn about healthy exercise, nutrition, and sleep habits, and develop skills in core components of cognitive-behavior therapy, mindfulness, and organizational skills.

Coordinated Wellness Programming

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

During the Fall of 2017, wellness activities will be provided within Founders Hall that support the theories and skills being taught in the "Risk and Resilience" course occurring in the same semester.

Condition 2

enrolled in the Risk and Resilience course in Spring 2018, and not directly encouraged to participate in the WIN Living and Learning Community wellness activities

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Risk and Resilience

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The "Risk and Resilience" course is a 14-week undergraduate seminar that is grounded in the current understanding of adolescent and young adult development, neuroscience, and positive psychology. Students will learn about key areas proven to enhance wellness, including communication, executive functioning, social support, self-efficacy, emotion regulation, and sense of purpose. Students will learn about healthy exercise, nutrition, and sleep habits, and develop skills in core components of cognitive-behavior therapy, mindfulness, and organizational skills.

Condition 3

a control group that receives none of the interventions during the first year. This group will instead receive an online pamphlet that contains a number of wellness tips and advice for first-year students. Condition 3 participants have access to the WIN Living and Learning Community wellness activities in Fall of 2017 and Spring of 2018, but are not directly encouraged to participate.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Risk and Resilience

The "Risk and Resilience" course is a 14-week undergraduate seminar that is grounded in the current understanding of adolescent and young adult development, neuroscience, and positive psychology. Students will learn about key areas proven to enhance wellness, including communication, executive functioning, social support, self-efficacy, emotion regulation, and sense of purpose. Students will learn about healthy exercise, nutrition, and sleep habits, and develop skills in core components of cognitive-behavior therapy, mindfulness, and organizational skills.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Coordinated Wellness Programming

During the Fall of 2017, wellness activities will be provided within Founders Hall that support the theories and skills being taught in the "Risk and Resilience" course occurring in the same semester.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 18 years old
* a student at NYU (Ascertained by their nyu.edu email address)
* residing in Founder's Hall (corroborated by NYU Housing)
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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NYU Langone Health

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Jess Shatkin, MD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

New York University

Other Identifiers

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16-02124

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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