Study of Student Flourishing

Flourish Science, Inc.

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Behavioral: Mental Health America Resources; Behavioral: Digital toolkit

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT07259746

Flourish2025

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this study is to learn how a science-based mobile app, called Flourish, affects student well-being.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does receiving access to the Flourish app increase well-being (e.g., positive affect, loneliness, belonging) among students?
2. Does using the Flourish app in combination with a human buddy/friend lead to better outcomes than using the app alone?

Researchers will compare three different groups to see if and how the Flourish app works to improve student well-being:

1. Waitlist Control Group: Students continue with existing school resources.
2. Flourish App Group: Students use the Flourish app (a digital toolkit and AI chatbot) twice per week.
3. Flourish App + Buddy Group: Students use the Flourish app twice per week with someone else as a "Flourish Buddy".

Participants will:

Be randomly assigned to one of the three groups listed above. Use the app or continue with regular resources for 6 weeks. Complete four short online surveys about their well-being (at the beginning, during the 6 weeks, and at the end).

Enrollment: 2,500 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Currently a student at one of the participating institutions
• Age 18 or older
• Able to provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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2,500 participants in 3 patient groups

Flourish app condition

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this condition will gain access to the Flourish app and be instructed to use it at least twice a week for 6 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Digital toolkit

Flourish app with buddies condition

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this condition will gain access to the Flourish app and be instructed to use it at least twice a week for 6 weeks. In addition, they will be instructed to invite a buddy (e.g., friend, family member) to join them on the app.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Digital toolkit

MHA Resources

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in this condition will continue to use existing school resources and will be provided with information directing them to external Mental Health America (MHA) resources. Participants in this arm do not receive access to the Flourish app.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mental Health America Resources