The Wholeness Institute is the research and program arm of His Dominion (501(c)(3)) and Omega Wellness Center — two complementary entities operating in coordination across the United States and Nigeria. His Dominion provides the non-profit and faith-based institutional home for philanthropic research funding; Omega Wellness Center provides the federally registered clinical and commercial infrastructure for government contracts and clinical research activities. Founded by Dr. Joseph Olowe, DPT, the Institute conducts rigorous interdisciplinary research at the intersection of behavioral health, character formation, community reintegration, and health technology — with a particular focus on populations historically excluded from both clinical services and human development programs.
Our research is anchored in a foundational conviction drawn from John 5:6 — that every human being, regardless of the duration or severity of their fragmentation, carries the capacity for wholeness. This conviction is not merely theological. It is our primary research hypothesis, tested through validated psychometric instruments, controlled clinical trials, and longitudinal community studies across two continents.
The Institute operates within a distinctive research philosophy: that the fragmentation of human beings — spiritual, psychological, physical, relational, and generational — is a unified condition requiring an integrated response. Our research program is designed to generate the evidence base for that integrated response, producing findings applicable to clinical, educational, faith-based, and policy contexts simultaneously.
The Institute's operational entity, Omega Wellness Center, holds active federal contracting eligibility (SAM.gov UEI: EMCBUDNAZKJ6; CAGE: 9BVW5), providing the administrative infrastructure for federally funded research activities. His Dominion serves as the 501(c)(3) entity for philanthropic research funding, including current submissions to the John Templeton Foundation and Lilly Endowment.
The Rebuilt Life Initiative is a structured social reintegration program grounded in the Outcast Transformation Framework (OTF) — a faith-integrated behavioral intervention model anchored in John 5:1–14 (the healing at the Pool of Bethesda). The OTF addresses what the research team has identified as the Seven Lacks of chronic human stagnation: deficits in Mobility, Support, Resources, Timing, Mindset, Narrative, and Innovation.
The proposed study will evaluate the efficacy of the OTF as a structured 16-week intervention for adults experiencing social marginalization following life disruption — including job loss, relationship dissolution, addiction recovery, and community reentry. Primary outcomes include psychosocial wellbeing (PHQ-9, GAD-7, WHO-5), social reintegration indices, and character formation measures using the Integrity Profile Inventory (IPI), a proprietary 11-pillar psychometric instrument developed by the research team.
The Initiative is submitted to the John Templeton Foundation (Character Virtue & Human Flourishing track) and the Lilly Endowment (Religion program) under His Dominion, the Institute's 501(c)(3) entity — reflecting the program's explicitly faith-integrated character formation mandate.
Dr. Olowe serves as Co-Investigator for Survey Methodology and Digital Integration on a consortium submission to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Call for Research Proposals 2026 (Lot 1, Bid Ref: NHIA-UHC-LOT1-2026-001), submitted June 1, 2026.
The consortium is led by United Healthcare International Ltd (Principal: Dr. Kazeem Mustapha, Executive Director), with academic and clinical partners including Federal Medical Centre Owo (Dr. Korede Oluwatuyi, ethics ref FMC OWO/HREC/2025/85) and Care Africa International / Prof. Gbenga Ogedegbe.
The methodological centerpiece of this submission is a Delta–Akwa Ibom natural experiment exploiting a 15× State Sponsored Health Insurance Agency (SSHIA) coverage gap between the two states — one of the strongest natural experimental designs available in Nigerian health policy research. Dr. Olowe's role encompasses the digital survey architecture, mobile data collection infrastructure, and AI-assisted data integration methodology.
A completed 40-participant pilot study evaluating the DoktorConnect autonomous telemedicine platform for chronic disease management among patients at Federal Medical Centre Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. The study received full ethics approval from the FMC Owo Hospital Research Ethics Committee (HREC Ref: FMC OWO/HREC/2025/85).
The study demonstrated statistically significant improvements across two primary clinical outcomes — a 9.6 mmHg reduction in systolic blood pressure (p=.006) and a 26.2 µmol/L reduction in serum creatinine (p=.004) — representing clinically meaningful improvements in both cardiovascular and renal function over the 90-day protocol. Patient satisfaction with the DoktorConnect platform scored 4.37/5.0 with excellent internal consistency (Cronbach's α = 0.909).
A manuscript has been prepared in JMIR Formative Research format and is in final review prior to submission. This study constitutes the foundational clinical evidence base for the DoktorConnect platform's expansion and the Institute's broader telemedicine research program.
The College Wellness Fund study targets all 271 public tertiary institutions across Nigeria, addressing a critical and largely unresearched gap in student mental health, wellness, and health insurance coverage at the national scale. The study is designed as a multi-site longitudinal study with UNILAG College of Medicine as the primary academic partner (Epidemiology Co-PI) and Dr. Korede Oluwatuyi (FMC Owo) as Clinical Co-PI.
The CWF-AWHCS proposal has been submitted to Wellcome Trust as a Letter of Intent (£2.8M, LMIC Mental Health Track) and to the World Bank as a Concept Note ($12M, Fit to Prosper Multi-Phase Programmatic Approach candidate). A TETFund institutional research grant proposal (v5) has also been submitted.
The study deploys a six-tool digital ecosystem including a mobile wellness app with integrated AI coaching (powered by the Institute's HEALAgent architecture), connecting student wellness data to the national health insurance conversation through the Institute's established NHIA working relationship.
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IPI Psychometric Validation Study
Confirmatory factor analysis of the 11-pillar Integrity Profile Inventory against VIA, HEXACO, and MIS. N=300. Test-retest reliability. Social desirability analysis.
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IRB design phase | In Design | 2026–2027 | Templeton · NIH |
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Rebuilt Life Pilot RCT
Two-arm randomised controlled trial of the Outcast Transformation Framework. N=100. Waitlist control. Primary: IPI score, PHQ-9, relational function.
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Protocol development | In Design | 2026–2027 | Templeton · NIMH |
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Wholeness Pathway Feasibility Study
N=50 founding cohort. Single-arm. Pre/post IPI, PHQ-9, GAD-7, WHO-5. 180-day follow-up across all seven Wholeness Pathway stations.
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Cohort protocol ready | Ready to Launch | 2026 | Internal · USAID |
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Longitudinal Wholeness Pathway Cohort
N=500. 24-month follow-up. Integrity, wellbeing, employment, relational, and health outcomes. Open-access anonymised repository.
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Dependent on feasibility study | Pipeline | 2027–2029 | NIH · World Bank · AfDB |
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Psycho-Respiratory Sleep Medicine — Clinical Validation
Validation of the PRSM specialty protocols. Multi-site. Three clinical portals (patient, physician, physical therapy). Nigeria and US arms.
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Platform live · Study design pending | Pipeline | 2027 | NIH NHLBI · AASM |
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DoktorConnect Scale-Up RCT — Nigeria
Multi-site RCT across 10 Nigerian facilities. N=400. Building on FMC Owo pilot findings. Hypertension and CKD primary outcomes.
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Pilot complete · Scale-up design pending | Pipeline | 2027–2028 | USAID · World Bank · Gates |