Mobile Phone Sensing and Outreach as Adjuncts to Internet-Based Behavioral Intervention for Depression

Sponsor
Northwestern University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT01107041
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Investigators are evaluating the use of phone sensor data to estimate behavior, depression and anxiety.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: Mobilyze!
N/A

Detailed Description

Investigators are evaluating the use of phone sensor data to estimate behavior, depression and anxiety. Participants will include people who are high on depression, high on anxiety, hight on both depression and anxiety, and health controls. Particpants will load software on their phones that collects phone sensor data, and obtains self report on sleep, mood, and social contacts. Data will be collected for at least 6 weeks.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
2010 participants
Allocation:
N/A
Intervention Model:
Single Group Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
This study is collecting phone sensor data and ecological momentary assessment data to try to develop algorithms that can passively detect behavioral patterns in participantsThis study is collecting phone sensor data and ecological momentary assessment data to try to develop algorithms that can passively detect behavioral patterns in participants
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Other
Official Title:
Technology Assisted Intervention for the Treatment and Prevention of Depression
Study Start Date :
Dec 1, 2014
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2016
Actual Study Completion Date :
Jul 1, 2016

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Mobilyze!

Behavioral: Mobilyze!
Mobilyze! delivers behavioral intervention for depression via a mobile phone, interactive website, and e-mail.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Depression, as assessed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [Baseline, Weeks 2-6]

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Positive Affect (PANAS - Positive Affect Scale) [Baseline, Weeks 2-6]

  2. Anxiety (GAD-7) [Baseline, Weeks 2-6]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
19 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • PHQ-9 score 10 or higher

  • Has an e-mail account, computer, and broadband access to the Internet

  • Familiarity with mobile phones and is within a cellular network range the majority of the day.

  • Is able to speak and read English.

  • Is at least 19 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Hearing or voice impairment preventing participation in psychotherapy.

  • Visual impairment that would prevent use of the website, mobile phone application, and assessment materials.

  • Has any psychiatric condition for which participation in a clinical trial of psychotherapy may be either inappropriate or dangerous (e.g., psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, dissociative disorders, etc.).

  • Planning to be out of town or unavailable for intervention for 1 or more weeks during the scheduled study participation.

  • Exhibits severe suicidality, including ideation, plan, and intent.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Northwestern University Chicago Illinois United States 60611

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Northwestern University

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Additional Information:

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
David Mohr, Director, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies; Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01107041
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • P20MH090318 STU00021825
  • P20MH090318
First Posted:
Apr 20, 2010
Last Update Posted:
Mar 24, 2017
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2015
Keywords provided by David Mohr, Director, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies; Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 24, 2017