EMOACQ-1: Acquisition and Analysis of Relationships Between Longitudinal Emotional Signals Produced by an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm and Self-questionnaires Used in the Psychiatric Follow-up of Patients With Mood and/or Anxiety Disorders: a Real-Environment Study.

Sponsor
Emobot (Industry)
Overall Status
Not yet recruiting
CT.gov ID
NCT05988840
Collaborator
(none)
50
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The worldwide prevalence of anxiety and depression increased massively during the pandemic, with a 25% rise in the number of patients suffering from psychological distress. Psychiatrists, and even more so general practitioners, need measurement tools that enable them to remotely monitor their patients' psychological state of health, and to be automatically alerted in the event of a break in behavior.

In this study, the investigators propose to collect clinical data along with longitudinal measurement of patients' emotions. Emobot proposes to analyze the evolution of mood disorders over time by passively studying people's emotional behavior. The aim of EMOACQ-1 is to acquire knowledge and produce a quantitative link between emotional expression and mood disorders, ultimately facilitating the understanding and management of these disorders.

Through this study, could be developed a technological solution to support healthcare professionals and patients in psychiatry, a field known as the "poor relation of medicine" and lacking in resources. Such a solution would enable better understanding, disorders remote & continuous monitoring and, ultimately, better treatment of these disorders.

The investigators will process the data by carrying out a number of analyses, including descriptive, comparative and correlation studies of the data from the self-questionnaire results and the emotional signals captured by the devices.

Finally, the aim will be to predict questionnaire scores from the emotional signals produced.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Other: Acquisition and analysis of relationships between Longitudinal Emotional Signals produced by a software and Self-questionnaires.

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Anticipated Enrollment :
50 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Official Title:
Acquisition and Analysis of Relationships Between Longitudinal Emotional Signals Produced by an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm and Self-questionnaires Used in the Psychiatric Follow-up of Patients With Mood and/or Anxiety Disorders: a Real-Environment Study.
Anticipated Study Start Date :
Oct 17, 2023
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Aug 17, 2024
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Oct 17, 2024

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
The hardware group (on-board camera)

A physical device equipped with a camera and embedding the acquisition/monitoring software. Positioned in the living space, it will be possible to capture the facial expressions of the person in ecology, for example when watching a TV program or reading.

Other: Acquisition and analysis of relationships between Longitudinal Emotional Signals produced by a software and Self-questionnaires.
Using the tool developed by Emobot, EMOACQ-1 is a study that passively and non-interventionaly collects data by capturing patients' facial expressions throughout the day, and then measures the correlation between emotional signals and the results of measurement questionnaires used in psychiatry.

The software-only group (running on a PC or tablet and using the available webcam)

Software running on a computer, connected to the computer's camera (webcam). If the person is teleworking on a PC, it is expected that images will be captured during videoconferencing-type interactions.

Other: Acquisition and analysis of relationships between Longitudinal Emotional Signals produced by a software and Self-questionnaires.
Using the tool developed by Emobot, EMOACQ-1 is a study that passively and non-interventionaly collects data by capturing patients' facial expressions throughout the day, and then measures the correlation between emotional signals and the results of measurement questionnaires used in psychiatry.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Repeated measurements Correlations between emotional signals and studied disorders standardized tests. [10 months]

    Repeated measurements Correlations between emotional signals and studied disorders standardized tests.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:
  • Persons over the age of 18 who volunteer to take part in research

  • Must have access to a computer with an Internet connection,

  • Written comprehension of French.

Exclusion Criteria:
  • N/A

Contacts and Locations

Locations

No locations specified.

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Emobot

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Additional Information:

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Emobot
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT05988840
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 2023-A01589-36
First Posted:
Aug 14, 2023
Last Update Posted:
Aug 15, 2023
Last Verified:
Aug 1, 2023
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Aug 15, 2023