AnxietyNCT06539949
Efficacy of the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM)
A study testing Rapid Planning Method (RPM) and Journaling in people with Anxiety and Stress, run by Applied Science & Performance Institute at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This study will consist of an experimental group and a control group. Approximately 150 adult males and females from the ages of 19+ will take part in this study. Subjects will be divided into a Control and Experimental Group. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 19 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- What is being tested?
- Rapid Planning Method (RPM) and Journaling
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 140 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 20 Aug 2024to 1 Nov 2024
- 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 19 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Ages 19+
- Male and Female
- English literate
- Willing to sign the study informed consent form
- Experimental group: must participant in Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM)
- Control group: must be willing to journal regularly
Who cannot join
- Excluded from the experimental group if you DO NOT participate in RPM
- Excluded from the control group if you DO participate in RPM, or any other Tony Robbins sponsored event during the study intervention
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
The Applied Science and Performance Institute
Tampa, Florida, 33634
About this study
Official title: Investigation of Efficacy of the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) on Life Productivity and Mood States - a Controlled Experimental Trial
This study will consist of an experimental group and a control group. Approximately 150 adult males and females from the ages of 19+ will take part in this study. Subjects will be divided into a Control and Experimental Group. Subjects for the control and experimental group will be recruited from our internal database of subjects who have previously shown interest in studies and from userinterviews. Subjects in the experimental group (RPM Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) virtually at no cost, while the subjects assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to regularly complete journaling involving a to-do-list of their weekly work tasks. Psychological assessment surveys will be taken before the event, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention. The control group will take the psychological assessment before beginning journaling, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention.
Read the detailed description
For the journaling control group, subjects will be asked to write a weekly to-do-list at least once weekly at the beginning of the week. And at least read, or refer to their journal on a daily basis as direction for the work activities of the day.
The 3-day RPM (Rapid Planning Method) event by Tony Robbins involves online seminar based training sessions designed to enhance participants' productivity, goal-setting abilities, and time management skills. On the first day, subjects engage in virtual workshops focused on establishing clear, specific, and achievable goals through the RPM framework, which emphasizes purpose-driven planning. Day two consists of interactive virtual sessions where participants develop personalized action plans, incorporating Robbins' strategies for prioritizing and organizing tasks. Throughout the event, participants partake in motivational exercises aimed at increasing engagement, self-efficacy, and clarity of vision. The final day includes collaborative virtual activities where subjects practice RPM techniques in real-world scenarios, receive feedback, and refine their plans.
Psychological assessment surveys will be taken before the event, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention. The control group will take the psychological assessment before beginning journaling, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Stress, Mood, Motivation, Well-Being, Psychological, Self Esteem
- Being tested
- Rapid Planning Method (RPM), Journaling
- Keywords
- Seminar, Life Coach
- Medical subject headings
- Anxiety Disorders, Psychological Well-Being
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Rapid Planning Method (RPM)Behavioural
RPM is a three day immersive seminar. Subjects will be exposed to a variety of mind-body exercises and psycho educational content including neural linguistic programming, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve the quality of people's lives.
JournalingBehavioural
Subjects will be keeping a weekly to-do list.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Experimental | Subjects in the experimental group (RPM Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) virtually at no cost. RPM™ , developed by Tony Robbins, is a new system of thinking that is purported to help you align your daily actions with your life's purpose. During RPM, Tony will coach participants how to implement these life strategies. Receives: Behavioral: Rapid Planning Method (RPM) |
| Control | Active comparator | Subjects assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to regularly complete journaling involving a to-do-list of their weekly work tasks. Receives: Behavioral: Journaling |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Purpose in life test
The PIL test is a 20-item self-report attitudinal scale designed to measure the extent to which a respondent perceives a general sense of meaning and purpose in life or respectively suffers from an "existential vacuum". This test is the first and the most-studied questionnaire to measure perceived life purpose and meaning. It consists of 11 items which focus on the respondents' mood (e.g., item 1: I am usually completely bored, neutral, exuberant, enthusiastic), 3 items which address life goals (e.g., item 3: In life I have no goals or aims at all, neutral, very clear goals and aims), and 3 items which address meaning of life itself (e.g., item 4: My personal existence is utterly meaningless without purpose, neutral, very purposeful and meaningful).
Measured: Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS)
is divided into three-item six subscales, which correspond to the six types of motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation, integrated, identified, introjected and external regulations, and motivation). Participants will be asked to indicate on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (does not correspond at all) to 7 (corresponds exactly) the extent to which the items represent the reasons they are presently involved in their work.
Measured: Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Life and productivity test
these are 30 Likert scale questionnaires, measured on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 meaning "strongly disagree", and 10 meaning "strongly agree". It consists of 5 items which focus on the respondents productivity, 3 items which focus on time management skills, 4 items which focus on emotions, 14 items which focus on engagement, and 4 items which focus on clarity of vision and purpose.
Measured: Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Secondary outcomes (2)
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, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Rosenberg's Self esteem scale
A 10-item scale that measures global self-worth by measuring both positive and negative feelings about the self. The scale is believed to be uni-dimensional. All items are answered using a 4-point Likert scale format ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree.
Measured: Pre - Event, 1 week 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 posted6 Aug 2024
- Study start20 Aug 2024
- Primary completion1 Nov 2024
- Study completion1 Nov 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AnxietyStudies 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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Applied Science & Performance Institute
- Sponsor type
- Industry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06539949
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Pro00081040
- Status last verified
- Sep 2025
- First submitted
- 2 Aug 2024
- Last updated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: Individual participant data will not be shared
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Sep 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Investigation of Efficacy of the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) on Life Productivity and Mood States - a Controlled Experimental Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06539949
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Pro00081040
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Stress, Mood, Motivation, Well-Being, Psychological, Self Esteem
- Keywords
- Seminar, Life Coach
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Applied Science & Performance InstituteIndustry (pharma, biotech, devices)
- Study start
- 20 Aug 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Nov 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Nov 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 6 Aug 2024 (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 an experimental group and a control group. Approximately 150 adult males and females from the ages of 19+ will take part in this study. Subjects will be divided into a Control and Experimental Group. Subjects for the control and experimental group will be recruited from our internal database of subjects who have previously shown interest in studies and from userinterviews. Subjects in the experimental group (RPM Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) virtually at no cost, while the subjects assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to regularly complete journaling involving a to-do-list of their weekly work tasks. Psychological assessment surveys will be taken before the event, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention. The control group will take the psychological assessment before beginning journaling, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention.
Detailed description
For the journaling control group, subjects will be asked to write a weekly to-do-list at least once weekly at the beginning of the week. And at least read, or refer to their journal on a daily basis as direction for the work activities of the day.
The 3-day RPM (Rapid Planning Method) event by Tony Robbins involves online seminar based training sessions designed to enhance participants' productivity, goal-setting abilities, and time management skills. On the first day, subjects engage in virtual workshops focused on establishing clear, specific, and achievable goals through the RPM framework, which emphasizes purpose-driven planning. Day two consists of interactive virtual sessions where participants develop personalized action plans, incorporating Robbins' strategies for prioritizing and organizing tasks. Throughout the event, participants partake in motivational exercises aimed at increasing engagement, self-efficacy, and clarity of vision. The final day includes collaborative virtual activities where subjects practice RPM techniques in real-world scenarios, receive feedback, and refine their plans.
Psychological assessment surveys will be taken before the event, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention. The control group will take the psychological assessment before beginning journaling, and at 1 week (day 8-13), and 4 weeks (day 29-34) post intervention.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Experimental | Experimental | Behavioral: Rapid Planning Method (RPM)Subjects in the experimental group (RPM Group) will be admitted to the Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM) virtually at no cost. RPM™ , developed by Tony Robbins, is a new system of thinking that is purported to help you align your daily actions with your life's purpose. During RPM, Tony will coach participants how to implement these life strategies. |
| Control | Active comparator | Behavioral: JournalingSubjects assigned to the control group, will not attend the event, but instead be required to regularly complete journaling involving a to-do-list of their weekly work tasks. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 19 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- Ages 19+
- Male and Female
- English literate
- Willing to sign the study informed consent form
- Experimental group: must participant in Tony Robbins Rapid Planning Method (RPM)
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Excluded from the experimental group if you DO NOT participate in RPM
- Excluded from the control group if you DO participate in RPM, or any other Tony Robbins sponsored event during the study intervention
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid Planning Method (RPM)RPM is a three day immersive seminar. Subjects will be exposed to a variety of mind-body exercises and psycho educational content including neural linguistic programming, designed to motivate, inspire, and improve the quality of people's lives. | Behavioural | Experimental |
| JournalingSubjects will be keeping a weekly to-do list. | Behavioural | Control |
Primary outcome
Purpose in life test
Time frame: Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
The PIL test is a 20-item self-report attitudinal scale designed to measure the extent to which a respondent perceives a general sense of meaning and purpose in life or respectively suffers from an "existential vacuum". This test is the first and the most-studied questionnaire to measure perceived life purpose and meaning. It consists of 11 items which focus on the respondents' mood (e.g., item 1: I am usually completely bored, neutral, exuberant, enthusiastic), 3 items which address life goals (e.g., item 3: In life I have no goals or aims at all, neutral, very clear goals and aims), and 3 items which address meaning of life itself (e.g., item 4: My personal existence is utterly meaningless without purpose, neutral, very purposeful and meaningful).
Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS)
Time frame: Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
is divided into three-item six subscales, which correspond to the six types of motivation (i.e., intrinsic motivation, integrated, identified, introjected and external regulations, and motivation). Participants will be asked to indicate on a Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (does not correspond at all) to 7 (corresponds exactly) the extent to which the items represent the reasons they are presently involved in their work.
Life and productivity test
Time frame: Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
these are 30 Likert scale questionnaires, measured on a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 meaning "strongly disagree", and 10 meaning "strongly agree". It consists of 5 items which focus on the respondents productivity, 3 items which focus on time management skills, 4 items which focus on emotions, 14 items which focus on engagement, and 4 items which focus on clarity of vision and purpose.
2 secondary outcomes
PERMA Profiler
Time frame: Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event
Rosenberg's Self esteem scale
Time frame: Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - 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 16 Sep 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. Individual participant data will not be shared
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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.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Rapid Planning Method (RPM) and Journaling in people with Anxiety and Stress, run by Applied Science & Performance Institute at 1 site 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 6 inclusion and 2 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 16 Sep 2025. 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 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?
Purpose in life test (time frame: Pre - Event, 1 week Post - Event, 1 Month Post - Event). The study lists 3 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 16 Sep 2025.