Mobile Phone Sensing and Outreach as Adjuncts to Internet-Based Behavioral Intervention for Depression
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 |
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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
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Experimental: Mobilyze!
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Behavioral: Mobilyze!
Mobilyze! delivers behavioral intervention for depression via a mobile phone, interactive website, and e-mail.
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Depression, as assessed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [Baseline, Weeks 2-6]
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Positive Affect (PANAS - Positive Affect Scale) [Baseline, Weeks 2-6]
- Anxiety (GAD-7) [Baseline, Weeks 2-6]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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PHQ-9 score 10 or higher
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Has an e-mail account, computer, and broadband access to the Internet
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Familiarity with mobile phones and is within a cellular network range the majority of the day.
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Is able to speak and read English.
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Is at least 19 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Hearing or voice impairment preventing participation in psychotherapy.
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Visual impairment that would prevent use of the website, mobile phone application, and assessment materials.
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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.).
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Planning to be out of town or unavailable for intervention for 1 or more weeks during the scheduled study participation.
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Exhibits severe suicidality, including ideation, plan, and intent.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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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.- P20MH090318 STU00021825
- P20MH090318