Effects of Health and Wellness App on Employee Productivity

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1029 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-06

Study Completion Date

2022-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to test the effects of using the Calm app + coaching concierge (one 20-min session) and/or Calm Coaching for sleep program on sleep, mental health, and work productivity outcomes in employees.

Employees (N=5,000) will be randomized into one of two groups for 8-weeks.

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Detailed Description

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Workplace stress is highly prevalent and is linked to poor health outcomes including depression and anxiety. Depression impacts a person's physical ability to complete job tasks about 20% of the time while reducing cognitive performance 35% of the time. Mental health issues are not often properly identified and less than half of people receive treatment.

The Calm app is a mindfulness meditation mobile app and has been evidenced to reduce stress, improve sleep, and reduce anxiety/depressive symptoms in a range of populations (e.g., college students, cancer patients, sleep-disturbed adults). The Calm app provides daily, 10-minute, guided meditations grounded in mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and Vipassana meditation. Uniquely, the Calm app also offers "Sleep Stories", narrated fictional tales that use mindfulness- inspired techniques to help users sleep. However, the effects of the Calm app in employees among worksites has not yet been explored.

The purpose of this study is to test the effects of using the Calm app + coaching concierge (one 20-min session) and/or Calm Coaching for sleep program on sleep, mental health, and work productivity outcomes in employees.

Employees (N=5,000) will be randomized into one of two groups for 8-weeks.

The research team will randomize the employee sites into one of two groups

1. Intervention group (N=2,500): Calm app + concierge (one live 20-minute coaching session)

a. Calm Coaching for sleep Subsample (N=100): Participants with elevated sleep disturbance (determined as a score of \>10 with the ISI) AND interest in Calm Coaching for sleep will be assigned to the Calm Coaching for sleep Program in addition to having the Calm app + concierge
2. Waitlist control group (N=2,500): Following 8-weeks from the study start date, employee receives access to the Calm app a. Calm Coaching for sleep Subsample (N=100): Participants with elevated sleep disturbance (determined as a score of \>10 with the ISI) AND interest in Calm Coaching for sleep will be assigned to the Calm Coaching for sleep Program in addition to having the Calm app + concierge

Conditions

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Sleep Disturbance Mental Health Wellness 1

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SEQUENTIAL

There will be two groups: first is the intervention group and the other is a waitlist-control and will receive the intervention after the control portion of the study.

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

Participants will be asked to use the Calm app for at least 10 minutes per day for eight weeks. They will also be asked to schedule one live 20-minute coaching session with a Calm Coach within the first week of the eight-week intervention to help identify areas for health behavior improvements (i.e., Calm Concierge).

\- Calm Coaching for sleep Subsample (N=100): A random subsample of eligible participants, based on their ISI scores, will be invited to use the Calm Coaching for Sleep Program (using Healthie platform).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

The Calm App

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to use the Calm app for at least 10 minutes per day for eight weeks. They will also be asked to schedule one live 20-minute coaching session with a Calm Coach within the first week of the eight-week intervention to help identify areas for health behavior improvements (i.e., Calm Concierge). Participants will be asked to download the Calm app to their mobile phone. The Calm Coaching for sleep program is administered by Calm for six weeks. Participants are asked to complete weekly modules and interact with a coach to help them improve their sleep. Participants also complete a sleep diary throughout the program.

Waitlist Control

Participants will be instructed to not participate in any mindfulness meditation activities for eight weeks. The research team will send the participant study instructions. At the end of eight weeks participants will be given access to the Calm app and will be able to schedule one live 20-minute coaching session with a Calm Coach.

\- Calm Coaching for sleep Subsample (N=100): A random subsample of eligible participants, based on their ISI scores, will be invited to use the Calm Coaching for sleep Program. The Calm Coaching for sleep program is administered by Calm for six weeks.

Group Type OTHER

The Calm App

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to use the Calm app for at least 10 minutes per day for eight weeks. They will also be asked to schedule one live 20-minute coaching session with a Calm Coach within the first week of the eight-week intervention to help identify areas for health behavior improvements (i.e., Calm Concierge). Participants will be asked to download the Calm app to their mobile phone. The Calm Coaching for sleep program is administered by Calm for six weeks. Participants are asked to complete weekly modules and interact with a coach to help them improve their sleep. Participants also complete a sleep diary throughout the program.

Interventions

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The Calm App

Participants will be asked to use the Calm app for at least 10 minutes per day for eight weeks. They will also be asked to schedule one live 20-minute coaching session with a Calm Coach within the first week of the eight-week intervention to help identify areas for health behavior improvements (i.e., Calm Concierge). Participants will be asked to download the Calm app to their mobile phone. The Calm Coaching for sleep program is administered by Calm for six weeks. Participants are asked to complete weekly modules and interact with a coach to help them improve their sleep. Participants also complete a sleep diary throughout the program.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL