General PopulationNCT03024853
Efficacy of Different Versions of the Best Possible Self Intervention
A study testing BPS PAST, BPS PRESENT and BPS FUTURE in people with General Population, run by University of Valencia at 1 site in Spain.
Trial summary
The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy of several variations of an already validated Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) called Best Possible Self, using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in general population. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 100 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- General Population
- What is being tested?
- BPS PAST, BPS PRESENT and BPS FUTURE
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 112 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSpain
- Study dates
- Mar 2015to Sep 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 100 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Participants must be 18 years old or older.
- Participants must be willing to participate in the study.
- Participants must have computer with Internet access and e-mail address.
Who cannot join
- To suffer from moderated or severe depression as established by a score of 20 or more in the Beck Inventory of Depression (BDI-II; Beck, 1996).
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Efficacy of Different Versions of the Best Possible Self Intervention: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy of several variations of an already validated Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) called Best Possible Self, using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in general population. Participants are randomly assigned to one of 4 conditions: BPS PAST condition, BPS PRESENT condition, BPS FUTURE condition, and CONTROL condition (daily activities).
Read the detailed description
Intervention lasts 7 days. Participants come to the laboratory the first day, they fill up assessment questionnaires and practice the assigned exercise. Then, they practice the assigned exercise for 6 more days at home.
The main hypothesis is that all three experimental conditions will enhance wellbeing comparing to the control condition.
- Conditions
- General Population
- Being tested
- BPS PAST, BPS PRESENT, BPS FUTURE, CONTROL
- Keywords
- Best Possible Self, Positive Intervention, Optimism
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
BPS PASTBehavioural
BPS PRESENTBehavioural
BPS FUTUREBehavioural
CONTROLBehavioural
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| BPS PAST | Experimental | Participants write down about themselves in a past when they displayed their best self. Then, they make a video with this text and a chosen song, watch the video and then they visualize (imagine) the content. Receives: Behavioral: BPS PAST |
| BPS PRESENT | Experimental | Participants write down about themselves in in the present, focusing on what currently makes the best version of themselves (skills, features...). Then, they make a video with this text and a chosen song, watch the video and then they visualize (imagine) the content. Receives: Behavioral: BPS PRESENT |
| BPS FUTURE | Experimental | Participants write down about themselves in the future after everything has gone as well as it possibly could. Then, they make a video with this text and a chosen song, watch the video and then they visualize (imagine) the content.
This is the original BPS exercise (already validated in other studies). Receives: Behavioral: BPS FUTURE |
| CONTROL | Active comparator | Participants write down the activities they did during the last 24 hours. Then, they visualize (imagine) the content. They practice the visualization exercise for 7 consecutive days. Receives: Behavioral: CONTROL |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change from Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988; Sandín et al., 1999) from baseline to post-in
Measured: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Secondary outcomes (4)
New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSES; Chen, Gully & Eden, 2001)
Measured: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Life Orientation Test (LOT-R; Otero, Luengo, Romero Gómez & Castro, 1998; Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994).
Measured: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Fordyce Happiness Scale (Fordyce, 1988)
Measured: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS; Pavot, Diener & Suh, 1998)
Measured: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted19 Jan 2017 (estimated)
- Study startMar 2015
- Primary completionMar 2018
- Study completionSep 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (4)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for General PopulationStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by University of ValenciaThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 112 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Valencia
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Rosa María Baños Rivera, University of Valencia
- Investigators
- Rosa M Baños, Professor, Study director, University of ValenciaErnestina Etchemendy, Researcher, Study director, University of TeruelAlba Carrillo, PhD student, Study chair, University of Valencia
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03024853
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- H1415802387094
- Status last verified
- Oct 2018
- First submitted
- 12 Jan 2017
- Last updated
- 9 Oct 2018
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Publications
Meevissen YM, Peters ML, Alberts HJ. Become more optimistic by imagining a best possible self: effects of a two week intervention. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2011 Sep;42(3):371-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.02.012. Epub 2011 Mar 2.
PubMed 21450262King L. The Health Benefits of Writing About Life Goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 27(7): 798-807, 2001.
Sheldon KM, Lyubomirsky S. How to increase and sustain positive emotion: The effects of expressing gratitude and visualizing best possible selves. The Journal of Positive Psychology 1(2): 73-82, 2006.
Peters ML, Flink IK, Boersma K, Linton SJ. Manipulating optimism: Can imagining a best possible self be used to increase positive future expectancies? The Journal of Positive Psychology 5(3): 204-211, 2010.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Oct 2018. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Efficacy of Different Versions of the Best Possible Self Intervention: a Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03024853
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- H1415802387094
- Conditions
- General Population
- Keywords
- Best Possible Self, Positive Intervention, Optimism
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 112 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- University of ValenciaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Mar 2015
- Primary completion
- Mar 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- Sep 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 19 Jan 2017 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this study is to analyze the efficacy of several variations of an already validated Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) called Best Possible Self, using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in general population. Participants are randomly assigned to one of 4 conditions: BPS PAST condition, BPS PRESENT condition, BPS FUTURE condition, and CONTROL condition (daily activities).
Detailed description
Intervention lasts 7 days. Participants come to the laboratory the first day, they fill up assessment questionnaires and practice the assigned exercise. Then, they practice the assigned exercise for 6 more days at home.
The main hypothesis is that all three experimental conditions will enhance wellbeing comparing to the control condition.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 4
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| BPS PAST | Experimental | Behavioral: BPS PASTParticipants write down about themselves in a past when they displayed their best self. Then, they make a video with this text and a chosen song, watch the video and then they visualize (imagine) the content. |
| BPS PRESENT | Experimental | Behavioral: BPS PRESENTParticipants write down about themselves in in the present, focusing on what currently makes the best version of themselves (skills, features...). Then, they make a video with this text and a chosen song, watch the video and then they visualize (imagine) the content. |
| BPS FUTURE | Experimental | Behavioral: BPS FUTUREParticipants write down about themselves in the future after everything has gone as well as it possibly could. Then, they make a video with this text and a chosen song, watch the video and then they visualize (imagine) the content. This is the original BPS exercise (already validated in other studies). |
| CONTROL | Active comparator | Behavioral: CONTROLParticipants write down the activities they did during the last 24 hours. Then, they visualize (imagine) the content. They practice the visualization exercise for 7 consecutive days. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Participants must be 18 years old or older.
- Participants must be willing to participate in the study.
- Participants must have computer with Internet access and e-mail address.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- To suffer from moderated or severe depression as established by a score of 20 or more in the Beck Inventory of Depression (BDI-II; Beck, 1996).
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| BPS PAST | Behavioural | BPS PAST |
| BPS PRESENT | Behavioural | BPS PRESENT |
| BPS FUTURE | Behavioural | BPS FUTURE |
| CONTROL | Behavioural | CONTROL |
Primary outcome
Change from Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988; Sandín et al., 1999) from baseline to post-in
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
4 secondary outcomes
New General Self-Efficacy Scale (NGSES; Chen, Gully & Eden, 2001)
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Life Orientation Test (LOT-R; Otero, Luengo, Romero Gómez & Castro, 1998; Scheier, Carver & Bridges, 1994).
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Fordyce Happiness Scale (Fordyce, 1988)
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Temporal Satisfaction with Life Scale (TSWLS; Pavot, Diener & Suh, 1998)
Time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 Oct 2018.
- Background: PubMed 21450262Meevissen YM, Peters ML, Alberts HJ. Become more optimistic by imagining a best possible self: effects of a two week intervention. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry. 2011 Sep;42(3):371-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.02.012. Epub 2011 Mar 2.
- BackgroundKing L. The Health Benefits of Writing About Life Goals. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 27(7): 798-807, 2001.
- BackgroundSheldon KM, Lyubomirsky S. How to increase and sustain positive emotion: The effects of expressing gratitude and visualizing best possible selves. The Journal of Positive Psychology 1(2): 73-82, 2006.
- BackgroundPeters ML, Flink IK, Boersma K, Linton SJ. Manipulating optimism: Can imagining a best possible self be used to increase positive future expectancies? The Journal of Positive Psychology 5(3): 204-211, 2010.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Rosa M Baños, Professor study director
University of Valencia
Ernestina Etchemendy, Researcher study director
University of Teruel
Alba Carrillo, PhD student study chair
University of Valencia
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing BPS PAST, BPS PRESENT and BPS FUTURE in people with General Population, run by University of Valencia at 1 site in Spain.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Oct 2018. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change from Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS; Watson, Clark & Tellegen, 1988; Sandín et al., 1999) from baseline to post-in (time frame: Change from pre-intervention to post-intervention (1 week) and follow-up (1 month, 3 months).). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03024853, which also lists 4 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Oct 2018; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 7 Nov 2026.