Actively Recruiting
The WISER Study: Web Based Methods for Enhancing Resilience
Led by Duke University · Updated on 2026-04-08
8000
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
269 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is a research study to find out if web-based resilience tools can increase well-being. Enrolled participants will try out one or more brief positive psychology tools. The tools ask participants to reflect on positive experiences or to do an activity (e.g., write a letter of gratitude). The study is entirely online and participants will be prompted to participate via email or text messages. The study team is interested in the effects of the tools on stress, depression, and burnout in adults. A set of brief surveys are administered before and after using the tool, and again at follow-up periods (e.g., 1, 3, 6 and 12 months). Surveys are collected electronically using the secure, HIPAA-compliant survey software. There is no direct benefit to participants for participating in this research study aside from the potential to experience improvements in well-being. Risks are minimal and include the potential to feel emotional or psychological distress when asked questions related to burnout.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The WISER Study: Web Based Methods for Enhancing Resilience
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Adults 18 years and older are eligible
- Employees of Duke University Health System and external health systems, including frontline caregivers, support staff, and management, may participate
- Participants from any clinical areas or healthcare worker groups whose leaders support building resilience can join
- Adults 18+ from the general public are also eligible
- Identification as a healthcare worker or not will be collected during the study
You will not qualify if you...
- Adults who are not proficient in English
- Adults without basic computer skills
- Adults with vision or hearing disabilities that prevent full participation in the intervention or surveys
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Duke University Health System
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27707
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
John B Sexton, PhD
CONTACT
K
Kathryn C Adair, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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