Recruiting

Flourish App

Sponsor:

Flourish Science, Inc.

Code:

NCT07259746

Conditions

Healthy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Digital toolkit

Mental Health America Resources

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this study is to learn how a science-based mobile app, called Flourish, affects student well-being.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. Does receiving access to the Flourish app increase well-being (e.g., positive affect, loneliness, belonging) among students?
2. Does using the Flourish app in combination with a human buddy/friend lead to better outcomes than using the app alone?

Researchers will compare three different groups to see if and how the Flourish app works to improve student well-being:

1. Waitlist Control Group: Students continue with existing school resources.
2. Flourish App Group: Students use the Flourish app (a digital toolkit and AI chatbot) twice per week.
3. Flourish App + Buddy Group: Students use the Flourish app twice per week with someone else as a "Flourish Buddy".

Participants will:

Be randomly assigned to one of the three groups listed above. Use the app or continue with regular resources for 6 weeks. Complete four short online surveys about their well-being (at the beginning, during the 6 weeks, and at the end).

Conditions

Healthy

Study ID

NCT07259746

Start date

Sep 22, 2025

Status verified date

Nov, 2025

Completion date

May, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Currently a student at one of the participating institutions
  • Age 18 or older
  • Able to provide informed consent

Study Design

Enrollment

2500 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Flourish app condition

Participants in this condition will gain access to the Flourish app and be instructed to use it at least twice a week for 6 weeks.

experimental: Flourish app with buddies condition

Participants in this condition will gain access to the Flourish app and be instructed to use it at least twice a week for 6 weeks. In addition, they will be instructed to invite a buddy (e.g., friend, family member) to join them on the app.

active comparator: MHA Resources

Participants in this condition will continue to use existing school resources and will be provided with information directing them to external Mental Health America (MHA) resources. Participants in this arm do not receive access to the Flourish app.

Interventions

Digital toolkit

A mobile application providing a science-based digital toolkit and AI chatbot.

Mental Health America Resources

Access to national mental health resources from Mental Health America, which can be found here: https://mhanational.org/resources/.

Primary outcome measure

  • Subcomponents of Affect Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points) ]
  • Implicit Theories of Emotion [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6 weeks post-baseline ]
  • Loneliness [ Time Frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points) ]
  • Perceived Cohesion [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline ]
  • Closeness to University [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6 weeks post-baseline ]
  • Perceived Social Support (PSSS-3) [ Time Frame: Baseline, bi-weekly for 6 weeks (3 time points) ]
  • Mindfulness (Mindful Attention Awareness Scale) [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6 weeks post-baseline ]
  • Resilience [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline ]
  • Flourishing Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline ]
  • Retention / Enrollment Intention [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 weeks post-baseline ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Julie YA Cachia, PhD

650-898-6664julie@flouriship.com

Xuan Zhao, PhD

408-412-1555‬xuan@flouriship.com

Locations

University of California, Berkeley

Recruiting

Berkeley, California, United States, 94720

Contacts

Juliana Schroeder, PhD

510-664-9692jschroeder@haas.berkeley.edu

Foothill College

Recruiting

Los Altos Hills, California, United States, 94022

Contacts

Eta Lin, PhD

650-949-7669lineta@fhda.edu

Chapman University

Recruiting

Orange, California, United States, 92866

Contacts

John Hunter, PhD

714-516-6148johnhunter@chapman.edu

University of Hawai'i at Mānoa

Recruiting

Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96822

Contacts

Elizabeth Weitz, MA

650-898-6664eaweitz@hawaii.edu

Kansas State University

Recruiting

Manhattan, Kansas, United States, 66506

Contacts

Natalie Solomon, PhD

785-532-6850ndb@ksu.edu

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Recruiting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53706

Contacts

Stav Atir, PhD

608-263-3648stav.atir@wisc.edu

University of Victoria

Recruiting

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, V8P 5C2

Contacts

Nigel Lou, PhD

+1 250-721-7553nigellou@uvic.ca

More Information

Sponsor

Flourish Science, Inc.

Last update posted

Dec 18, 2025

Last verified

Nov, 2025

Keywords

  • well-being
  • digital
  • positive psychology
  • students

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Flourish Science, Inc. on 2025-12-18.