PsychologicalNCT04172051
The Effects of a Life Coaching Seminar on Gratitude and Psychological Well-Being
A study testing Tony Robbins Date with Destiny in people with Psychological and Depression, Anxiety, run by Applied Science & Performance Institute at 3 sites in United States.
Trial summary
This study will consist of a randomized experimental group and a control group, In addition to the control and experimental group, there will also be a non-randomized motivated experimental group. Approximately 75 males and females from the ages of 18 to 80 will take part in this study. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 80 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Psychological, Depression, Anxiety, Psychological Stress
- What is being tested?
- Tony Robbins Date with Destiny
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 45 participants
- Where
- 3 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- 25 Nov 2019to 14 Jan 2020
- 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 80 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Ages 18+, male and female, English speaking, lives in the U.S.
- Experimental group: must be a registered participant in Tony Robbins Palm Beach DWD (Dec 5th-10th)
- Control group: PHQ 9 score > 4 (5 is the cutoff for mild depression).
Who cannot join
- Excluded from the experimental group if you DO NOT attend the event.
- Excluded from the control group if you DO attend the event.
- Excluded from the Motivated Experimental Group if they have been compensated for their admissions fee.
- No confounding medical conditions.
Trial locations and contacts
3 sites in 1 country.
United States3 sites
Stanford University Department of Genetics
Stanford, California, 94305
The Applied Science and Performance Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33607
Palm Beach County Convention Center
West Palm Beach, Florida, 33401
About this study
This study will consist of a randomized experimental group and a control group, In addition to the control and experimental group, there will also be a non-randomized motivated experimental group. Approximately 75 males and females from the ages of 18 to 80 will take part in this study. Subjects will be randomly divided into a Control and Experimental Group. Subjects for the control and experimental group will be recruited from a Tony Robbins Facebook page, and subjects in the experimental group (DWD Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Date With Destiny Event (December 2019) in West Palm Beach for free, while the subjects randomly assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to a Gratitude Journaling experiment (Three Good Things Intervention). Psychological assessment surveys will be taken before the event, directly after the event, and one month following the event. The control group will take the psychological assessment before beginning journaling, directly after completing journaling, and one month following completion of journaling.
Read the detailed description
Background:
A Pubmed or Google Scholar search reveals zero peer-reviewed articles examining Robbins' events, techniques, or principles, despite Robbins' enormous impact on culture, psychology, and individual lives. Furthermore, only poorly conceptualized studies testing clinically irrelevant hypotheses were ever conducted on Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), a constitutive framework for part of Robbins' methodologies. Due to the intimate link between beliefs, wellness, and disease, the investigators hypothesize that an intervention focused on belief-restructuring, trauma release, psychoeducation, hope, inspiration, \& social support like participation in a Tony Robbins' event (e.g. DWD) will demonstrate significant mental and physical health outcomes.
The investigators hope to obtain a better understanding of:
- Whether Tony Robbins' DWD improves affect, depression symptoms, and well-being.
- Setup collaboration infrastructure and generate hypotheses for a future randomized controlled trial to determine short- and long-term physiological and health effects of Tony Robbins' interventions.
Importance:
Tony Robbins, inventor of the term, life coach, and a coach to leaders around the world, regularly sells out 14,000 person arenas worldwide to talk about psychology, mental health, and wellbeing, and his website alone averages 1,000,000 unique visitors per month. Yet, a literature search through PubMed \& Google Scholar reveals 0 empirical studies of Tony Robbins' work. Considering patients prefer psychotherapy over medication, there are a rich set of interventions to draw from Tony Robbins that could prove to be effective, accessible, and affordable in treating \& preventing mental health issues including depression and suicide. Understanding the science of Tony Robbins' work could provide new theoretical frameworks and clinical interventions to inform non-pharmacological approaches to mental health.
Methodology:
This study will consist of a randomized experimental group and a control group, In addition to the control and experimental group, there will also be a non-randomized motivated experimental group. Approximately 75 males and females from the ages of 18 to 80 will take part in this study. Subjects will be randomly divided into a Control and Experimental Group. Subjects for the control and experimental group will be recruited from a Tony Robbins Facebook page, and subjects in the experimental group (DWD Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Date With Destiny Event (December 2019) in West Palm Beach for free, while the subjects randomly assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to a Gratitude Journaling experiment (Three Good Things Intervention).
Subjects will be recruited by posting a Survey Monkey link on the DWD Facebook page as well as via email and direct referral. All participants will complete a consent form and take a brief eligibility survey administered digitally through Survey Monkey's secure system. Both groups will be given surveys before DWD, immediately after DWD to assess acute changes, and after 1 month after DWD to assess longitudinal changes. The experimental group will attend DWD. After attending DWD, the experimental group will be asked to continue practicing "Priming " daily for a month. A One-page "priming" cheat sheet will be given to the subjects in the experimental group. The control group will be asked to engage in gratitude journaling (protocol below) every day for a month. The control group will NOT attend the event.
A third group called the Motivated Experimental Group (M Experimental) will consist of participants who registered and paid for Tony Robbins Date with Destiny (DWD). They are chosen as the motivated experimental as they will be paying full price for the event. Subjects will be recruited at the event, as well as through the facebook group. Two investigators will follow up with subjects monthly by phone to assure consistency.
All surveys will be administered electronically through survey monkey. Informed Consent forms will also be provided electronically to all subjects. All subjects that participate in this study will receive a free book and audiobook, regardless of the group they were in upon completion of the study.
Study variables
Primary variables:
- Mental Health (depression, anxiety, stress) scores.
IRBs will need to be Electronically Signed by all participants. All Variables will be collected electronically over Survey Monkey. All questions will be extracted and worded directly off of the physical copy of each questionnaire into Survey Monkey.
- Conditions
- Psychological, Depression, Anxiety, Psychological Stress, Mental Health Wellness 1, Mental Stress, Mental Depression
- Being tested
- Tony Robbins Date with Destiny
- Medical subject headings
- Depression, Anxiety Disorders, Stress, Psychological
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Tony Robbins Date with DestinyBehavioural
DWD is a 6-day immersive transformational experience led by Tony Robbins. It will be held at the PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Convention Center from December 5th through December 10th. Subjects will be exposed to a variety of mind-body exercises and psychoeducational content including neural linguistic programming, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve the quality of people's lives.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | Experimental | Subjects will be admitted into the Tony Robbins event for free, or receive a voucher for an event in the future. The experimental group will attend the event. Subjects will be exposed to a variety of mind-body exercises and psychoeducational content including neural linguistic programming, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve the quality of people's lives. After attending the event, the experimental group will be asked to continue practicing "Priming " daily for a month. A One-page "priming" cheat sheet will be given to the subjects in the experimental group. Receives: Behavioral: Tony Robbins Date with Destiny |
| Control Group | No intervention | The control group will be asked to engage in gratitude journaling every day for a month. The control group will NOT attend the event. This exercise will take 10 minutes to complete. The subject will write down three things that went well each day and provide an explanation about why they went well. This will be written down in a journal. The subjects will follow these instructions: 1. Give the event a title (e.g., "co-worker complimented my work on a project") 2. In the space below, write down exactly what happened in as much detail as possible, including what you did or said, and if other people were involved, what they did or said. 3. Include how this event made you feel at the time and how this event made you feel later (including now, as you remember it). |
| Motivated Experimental Group | Active comparator | The Motivated Experimental Group (M Experimental) will consist of participants who registered and paid for Tony Robbins Date with Destiny (DWD). They are chosen as the motivated experimental as they will be paying full price for the event. The experimental group will attend the event. Subjects will be exposed to a variety of mind-body exercises and psychoeducational content including neural linguistic programming, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve the quality of people's lives. After attending the event, the experimental group will be asked to continue practicing "Priming " daily for a month. A One-page "priming" cheat sheet will be given to the subjects in the experimental group. Receives: Behavioral: Tony Robbins Date with Destiny |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Changes in Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9)
The PHQ-9 is a self-administered survey used for diagnosing depression and assessing depression severity. It measures each of the 9 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV/V diagnostic criteria for depression on a 0-3 scale. Depression Severity is measured as follows: 0 none, 1-4 minimal, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, 15-19 moderately severe, 20-27 severe. Validity has been assessed against structured clinical interviews. PHQ-9 scores ≥10 exhibited a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 88% for major depression.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Date With Destiny Survey
Subjects will be asked if they have been to DWD or Not Been to DWD
Measured: Pre - Event
Tony Robbins Events Survey
Subjects will be asked if they have been to any Tony Robbins events or not.
Measured: Pre - Event
Tony Robbins Priming Techniques Survey
DWD subjects will be asked if they continued to use Tony Robbins Priming techniques daily for a month.
Measured: 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Generalize Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7)
The GAD-7 is a self report-based survey that assesses generalized anxiety disorder and severity on a 7-item scale. Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. The GAD-7 was compared to diagnoses by mental health professionals. Using scores >/= 10, It has sensitivity of 89% and specificity of 82%.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)
The Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) measures global perceived stress via self-report on a ten item scale. Scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress. Total scores ranging from 0-13 would be considered low stress. Total scores ranging from 14-26 would be considered moderate stress. Total scores ranging from 27-40 would be considered high perceived stress.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in PERMA Profiler
The scale measures five aspects of well-being defined by Martin Seligman, PERMA - positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment, as well as negative emotion and health.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale - 17 (DAS-17)
The Attitudes Scale-17 is a short form version of the DAS-A rated on a 7-point Likert scale (7 = fully agree; 1 = fully disagree). It is comprised of two subscales, perfectionism (11-77) and dependency (6-35), as well as a total score (17-119). Higher scores indicate higher levels of dysfunctional attitudes.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Primals Inventory -18 (PI-18)
The Primal World Beliefs Index-18 is a short form version of the PI-99 that measures beliefs about the world in general through four constructs, Safe, Enticing, and Alive, and the overall construct, Good. Each construct is on a scale of 0-5, with higher scores indicating higher levels of Good, Safe, Enticing, and Alive.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Satisfaction with Life Survey
The Satisfaction with life scale is a five question survey scored on a 7-point Likert scale with scores ranging from 5-35, with 20 representing a neutral point on the scale. Scores between 5-9 indicate the respondent is extremely dissatisfied with life, whereas scores between 31-35 indicate the respondent is extremely satisfied. The coefficient alpha for the scale has ranged from .79 to .89, indicating that the scale has high internal consistency. The scale was also found to have good test-retest correlations (.84, .80 over a month interval).
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Close Relationships Questionnaire
The Close Relationships Questionnaire is a 36 question survey that measures attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance. It is scored on a Likert scale from 1 to 7 with total scores ranging from 36 to 252.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Sexual Satisfaction
The sexual satisfaction scale is a 4 question scale on a six point Likert scale ranging from extremely dissatisfied to extremely satisfied, with scores ranging from 4 to 24. Higher scores indicate higher sexual satisfaction. The scale is a brief assessment of sexual satisfaction and shouldn't be used for studies focused on sexuality.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Adult Hope Scale
The Adult Hope Scale is a 12 item scale on an 8 point Likert scale ranging from definitely false to definitely true with scores ranging from 12 to 96. Higher scores indicate a higher positive motivational state. The scale seeks to measure hope in terms of motivation.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Gratitude Questionnaire
The Gratitude Questionnaire is a 6 item questionnaire scored on a 7 point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree with scores ranging from 6 to 42. Higher scores indicate more gratitude experienced in daily life. The scale seeks to measure differences in proneness to experience gratitude in daily life.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)
The Adverse Childhood Experiences questionnaire is a ten question survey assessing incidence of common traumas before age 18. Scores range from 0-10, with higher scores indicating higher levels of childhood trauma.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Date With Destiny - Specific Surveys
Date With Destiny - Specific Surveys will be used to assess specific and measurable before and after psychometric, health, and lifestyle changes.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Changes in Short Form Survey-36 (SF-36)
Health Status Questionnaire will be used to assess changes in health before and after the event.
Measured: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Nov 2019
- Study start25 Nov 2019
- Primary completion14 Jan 2020
- Study completion14 Jan 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for PsychologicalStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- 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
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Randomized Controlled Trial
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 45 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Applied Science & Performance Institute
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Stanford University
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04172051
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 121901
- Status last verified
- Jul 2020
- First submitted
- 18 Nov 2019
- Last updated
- 14 Jul 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 14 Jul 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effects of a Life Coaching Seminar on Gratitude and Psychological Well-Being
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04172051
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 121901
- Conditions
- Psychological, Depression, Anxiety, Psychological Stress, Mental Health Wellness 1, Mental Stress, Mental Depression
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 45 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Applied Science & Performance InstituteIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Collaborators
- Stanford University
- Study start
- 25 Nov 2019 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 14 Jan 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 14 Jan 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 21 Nov 2019 (actual)
- 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.
This study will consist of a randomized experimental group and a control group, In addition to the control and experimental group, there will also be a non-randomized motivated experimental group. Approximately 75 males and females from the ages of 18 to 80 will take part in this study. Subjects will be randomly divided into a Control and Experimental Group. Subjects for the control and experimental group will be recruited from a Tony Robbins Facebook page, and subjects in the experimental group (DWD Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Date With Destiny Event (December 2019) in West Palm Beach for free, while the subjects randomly assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to a Gratitude Journaling experiment (Three Good Things Intervention). Psychological assessment surveys will be taken before the event, directly after the event, and one month following the event. The control group will take the psychological assessment before beginning journaling, directly after completing journaling, and one month following completion of journaling.
Detailed description
Background:
A Pubmed or Google Scholar search reveals zero peer-reviewed articles examining Robbins' events, techniques, or principles, despite Robbins' enormous impact on culture, psychology, and individual lives. Furthermore, only poorly conceptualized studies testing clinically irrelevant hypotheses were ever conducted on Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP), a constitutive framework for part of Robbins' methodologies. Due to the intimate link between beliefs, wellness, and disease, the investigators hypothesize that an intervention focused on belief-restructuring, trauma release, psychoeducation, hope, inspiration, \& social support like participation in a Tony Robbins' event (e.g. DWD) will demonstrate significant mental and physical health outcomes.
The investigators hope to obtain a better understanding of:
- Whether Tony Robbins' DWD improves affect, depression symptoms, and well-being.
- Setup collaboration infrastructure and generate hypotheses for a future randomized controlled trial to determine short- and long-term physiological and health effects of Tony Robbins' interventions.
Importance:
Tony Robbins, inventor of the term, life coach, and a coach to leaders around the world, regularly sells out 14,000 person arenas worldwide to talk about psychology, mental health, and wellbeing, and his website alone averages 1,000,000 unique visitors per month. Yet, a literature search through PubMed \& Google Scholar reveals 0 empirical studies of Tony Robbins' work. Considering patients prefer psychotherapy over medication, there are a rich set of interventions to draw from Tony Robbins that could prove to be effective, accessible, and affordable in treating \& preventing mental health issues including depression and suicide. Understanding the science of Tony Robbins' work could provide new theoretical frameworks and clinical interventions to inform non-pharmacological approaches to mental health.
Methodology:
This study will consist of a randomized experimental group and a control group, In addition to the control and experimental group, there will also be a non-randomized motivated experimental group. Approximately 75 males and females from the ages of 18 to 80 will take part in this study. Subjects will be randomly divided into a Control and Experimental Group. Subjects for the control and experimental group will be recruited from a Tony Robbins Facebook page, and subjects in the experimental group (DWD Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Date With Destiny Event (December 2019) in West Palm Beach for free, while the subjects randomly assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to a Gratitude Journaling experiment (Three Good Things Intervention).
Subjects will be recruited by posting a Survey Monkey link on the DWD Facebook page as well as via email and direct referral. All participants will complete a consent form and take a brief eligibility survey administered digitally through Survey Monkey's secure system. Both groups will be given surveys before DWD, immediately after DWD to assess acute changes, and after 1 month after DWD to assess longitudinal changes. The experimental group will attend DWD. After attending DWD, the experimental group will be asked to continue practicing "Priming " daily for a month. A One-page "priming" cheat sheet will be given to the subjects in the experimental group. The control group will be asked to engage in gratitude journaling (protocol below) every day for a month. The control group will NOT attend the event.
A third group called the Motivated Experimental Group (M Experimental) will consist of participants who registered and paid for Tony Robbins Date with Destiny (DWD). They are chosen as the motivated experimental as they will be paying full price for the event. Subjects will be recruited at the event, as well as through the facebook group. Two investigators will follow up with subjects monthly by phone to assure consistency.
All surveys will be administered electronically through survey monkey. Informed Consent forms will also be provided electronically to all subjects. All subjects that participate in this study will receive a free book and audiobook, regardless of the group they were in upon completion of the study.
Study variables
Primary variables:
- Mental Health (depression, anxiety, stress) scores.
IRBs will need to be Electronically Signed by all participants. All Variables will be collected electronically over Survey Monkey. All questions will be extracted and worded directly off of the physical copy of each questionnaire into Survey Monkey.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
- Model description
- Randomized Controlled Trial
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Tony Robbins Date with DestinySubjects will be admitted into the Tony Robbins event for free, or receive a voucher for an event in the future. The experimental group will attend the event. Subjects will be exposed to a variety of mind-body exercises and psychoeducational content including neural linguistic programming, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve the quality of people's lives. After attending the event, the experimental group will be asked to continue practicing "Priming " daily for a month. A One-page "priming" cheat sheet will be given to the subjects in the experimental group. |
| Control Group | No intervention | –The control group will be asked to engage in gratitude journaling every day for a month. The control group will NOT attend the event. This exercise will take 10 minutes to complete. The subject will write down three things that went well each day and provide an explanation about why they went well. This will be written down in a journal. The subjects will follow these instructions: 1. Give the event a title (e.g., "co-worker complimented my work on a project") 2. In the space below, write down exactly what happened in as much detail as possible, including what you did or said, and if other people were involved, what they did or said. 3. Include how this event made you feel at the time and how this event made you feel later (including now, as you remember it). |
| Motivated Experimental Group | Active comparator | Behavioral: Tony Robbins Date with DestinyThe Motivated Experimental Group (M Experimental) will consist of participants who registered and paid for Tony Robbins Date with Destiny (DWD). They are chosen as the motivated experimental as they will be paying full price for the event. The experimental group will attend the event. Subjects will be exposed to a variety of mind-body exercises and psychoeducational content including neural linguistic programming, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve the quality of people's lives. After attending the event, the experimental group will be asked to continue practicing "Priming " daily for a month. A One-page "priming" cheat sheet will be given to the subjects in the experimental group. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 80 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Ages 18+, male and female, English speaking, lives in the U.S.
- Experimental group: must be a registered participant in Tony Robbins Palm Beach DWD (Dec 5th-10th)
- Control group: PHQ 9 score > 4 (5 is the cutoff for mild depression).
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Excluded from the experimental group if you DO NOT attend the event.
- Excluded from the control group if you DO attend the event.
- Excluded from the Motivated Experimental Group if they have been compensated for their admissions fee.
- No confounding medical conditions.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Robbins Date with DestinyDWD is a 6-day immersive transformational experience led by Tony Robbins. It will be held at the PALM BEACH, FLORIDA Convention Center from December 5th through December 10th. Subjects will be exposed to a variety of mind-body exercises and psychoeducational content including neural linguistic programming, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve the quality of people's lives. | Behavioural | Experimental Group, Motivated Experimental Group |
Primary outcome
Changes in Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9)
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The PHQ-9 is a self-administered survey used for diagnosing depression and assessing depression severity. It measures each of the 9 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV/V diagnostic criteria for depression on a 0-3 scale. Depression Severity is measured as follows: 0 none, 1-4 minimal, 5-9 mild, 10-14 moderate, 15-19 moderately severe, 20-27 severe. Validity has been assessed against structured clinical interviews. PHQ-9 scores ≥10 exhibited a sensitivity of 88% and a specificity of 88% for major depression.
Date With Destiny Survey
Time frame: Pre - Event
Subjects will be asked if they have been to DWD or Not Been to DWD
Tony Robbins Events Survey
Time frame: Pre - Event
Subjects will be asked if they have been to any Tony Robbins events or not.
Tony Robbins Priming Techniques Survey
Time frame: 1 Month Post - Event
DWD subjects will be asked if they continued to use Tony Robbins Priming techniques daily for a month.
Changes in Generalize Anxiety Disorder - 7 (GAD-7)
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The GAD-7 is a self report-based survey that assesses generalized anxiety disorder and severity on a 7-item scale. Scores of 5, 10, and 15 are taken as the cut-off points for mild, moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. The GAD-7 was compared to diagnoses by mental health professionals. Using scores >/= 10, It has sensitivity of 89% and specificity of 82%.
Changes in Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10)
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) measures global perceived stress via self-report on a ten item scale. Scores on the PSS can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress. Total scores ranging from 0-13 would be considered low stress. Total scores ranging from 14-26 would be considered moderate stress. Total scores ranging from 27-40 would be considered high perceived stress.
Changes in PERMA Profiler
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The scale measures five aspects of well-being defined by Martin Seligman, PERMA - positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment, as well as negative emotion and health.
Changes in Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale - 17 (DAS-17)
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The Attitudes Scale-17 is a short form version of the DAS-A rated on a 7-point Likert scale (7 = fully agree; 1 = fully disagree). It is comprised of two subscales, perfectionism (11-77) and dependency (6-35), as well as a total score (17-119). Higher scores indicate higher levels of dysfunctional attitudes.
Changes in Primals Inventory -18 (PI-18)
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The Primal World Beliefs Index-18 is a short form version of the PI-99 that measures beliefs about the world in general through four constructs, Safe, Enticing, and Alive, and the overall construct, Good. Each construct is on a scale of 0-5, with higher scores indicating higher levels of Good, Safe, Enticing, and Alive.
Changes in Satisfaction with Life Survey
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The Satisfaction with life scale is a five question survey scored on a 7-point Likert scale with scores ranging from 5-35, with 20 representing a neutral point on the scale. Scores between 5-9 indicate the respondent is extremely dissatisfied with life, whereas scores between 31-35 indicate the respondent is extremely satisfied. The coefficient alpha for the scale has ranged from .79 to .89, indicating that the scale has high internal consistency. The scale was also found to have good test-retest correlations (.84, .80 over a month interval).
Changes in Close Relationships Questionnaire
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The Close Relationships Questionnaire is a 36 question survey that measures attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance. It is scored on a Likert scale from 1 to 7 with total scores ranging from 36 to 252.
Changes in Sexual Satisfaction
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The sexual satisfaction scale is a 4 question scale on a six point Likert scale ranging from extremely dissatisfied to extremely satisfied, with scores ranging from 4 to 24. Higher scores indicate higher sexual satisfaction. The scale is a brief assessment of sexual satisfaction and shouldn't be used for studies focused on sexuality.
Changes in Adult Hope Scale
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The Adult Hope Scale is a 12 item scale on an 8 point Likert scale ranging from definitely false to definitely true with scores ranging from 12 to 96. Higher scores indicate a higher positive motivational state. The scale seeks to measure hope in terms of motivation.
Changes in Gratitude Questionnaire
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The Gratitude Questionnaire is a 6 item questionnaire scored on a 7 point Likert scale ranging from strongly disagree to strongly agree with scores ranging from 6 to 42. Higher scores indicate more gratitude experienced in daily life. The scale seeks to measure differences in proneness to experience gratitude in daily life.
Changes in Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The Adverse Childhood Experiences questionnaire is a ten question survey assessing incidence of common traumas before age 18. Scores range from 0-10, with higher scores indicating higher levels of childhood trauma.
Changes in Date With Destiny - Specific Surveys
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Date With Destiny - Specific Surveys will be used to assess specific and measurable before and after psychometric, health, and lifestyle changes.
Changes in Short Form Survey-36 (SF-36)
Time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Health Status Questionnaire will be used to assess changes in health before and after the event.
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 14 Jul 2020.
- 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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
3 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Tony Robbins Date with Destiny in people with Psychological and Depression, Anxiety, run by Applied Science & Performance Institute at 3 sites in United States.
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 4 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 14 Jul 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 3 sites in United States. 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?
Changes in Patient Health Questionnaire - 9 (PHQ-9) (time frame: Pre - Event, 24 hours Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event). The study lists 17 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 14 Jul 2020.