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NCT Number: NCT06597032

The Resilience Challenge: Fostering Emotional Resilience During a Time of National Stress

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effects of an online positive psychological intervention on positive emotion, anxiety, depression, feelings of social isolation, sleep disturbance and a sense of meaning and purpose in the general public. The main question it aims to answer is:

Will the practice of positive emotion skills via a self-guided online platform reduce feelings of anxiety, depression, social isolation, and sleep disturbance, as well as increase well-being, positive emotion, a sense of meaning and purpose, life satisfaction, and general self-efficacy?

Participants will take part in an online positive psychological skill learning intervention for 6-8 weeks. Prior to beginning, immediately after, and 4 weeks after, participants will fill out measures of their wellbeing.

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Key information

Conditions

Stress Positive Affect

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois, 06011, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Over 18 years old, Access to device connected to the internet

Exclusion criteria

  • Under 18 years old

Treatment and study plan

Resilience Challenge

Behavioral

We previously have tested this online program in people facing health- and work-related stressors (e.g., dementia caregivers, healthcare workers), and in 2020 we enrolled adults in a test of the online program to support coping with the stress of the COVID pandemic. This intervention has been tailored for a widespread, public audience (e.g., we have added a few other safety measures including limits on public forum posting and have clarified wording on some of the intervention content to make it clearer and easier to understand).

Primary outcomes

  1. PROMIS Positive Affect CAT

    Time frame: At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later

Secondary outcomes

  1. PROMIS Depression CAT

    Time frame: At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later

  2. PROMIS Anxiety CAT

    Time frame: At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later

  3. PROMIS Meaning and Purpose CAT

    Time frame: At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later

  4. PROMIS Social Isolation CAT

    Time frame: At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later

  5. PROMIS Sleep Disturbance CAT

    Time frame: At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later

  6. PROMIS General Self-Efficacy CAT

    Time frame: At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later

  7. PROMIS General Life Satisfaction CAT

    Time frame: At baseline, after completion of 6-8 week intervention, and 4 weeks later

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Resilience Challenge: FERN (Fostering Emotional Resilience During a Time of National Stress)

Acronym: FERN

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Sep 19, 2024
Registry last updated
May 7, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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