Evaluation of mHealth for Serious Mental Illness
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
- Enrollment
- 315
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in Depressive Symptoms
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study is a waitlist control trial evaluating the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a smartphone application with people with mental illness.
Investigators
Dror Ben-Zeev
Professor, School of Medicine: Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
University of Washington
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •18 years or older
- •Owns an Android or iPhone smartphone with WiFi or 3G/4G capabilities (required for data transmission)
- •Has diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder or Major Depression
- •English speaker
Exclusion Criteria
- •Does not live in the U.S.
- •Has already participated in the study
- •Unavailable for 60 days
- •Currently incarcerated or hospitalized
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in Depressive Symptoms
Time Frame: Baseline, 30 days, 60 days
The Beck Depression Inventory is a self-reported 21-item inventory, scores range from 0-63 and items are summed to compute the total score. A higher score represents more depressive symptoms.
Change in Paranoid Thinking
Time Frame: Baseline, 30 days, 60 days
The Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale Parts A \& B is a 32-item scale, the total score is summed with a range of 16-80. A higher score represents more symptoms of paranoid thinking.
Change in Psychotic Symptoms
Time Frame: Baseline, 30 days, 60 days
The Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia Voices Questionnaire is a 13-item questionnaire, 9 of the items are scored 0 (least severe or impairing) to 4 (most severe). The total score is intended to indicate the overall severity of psychotic symptoms. Total score range is 0-36. The remaining 4 items are intended to assess qualitative aspects.
Participant Acceptability
Time Frame: 30 days
Participant Acceptability/Usability Ratings Scale is a 26-item scale measuring participant-rated acceptability of the intervention. Participants rate statements on a scale of Disagree (0), Neutral (1), or Agree (2). Items are summed to create a total score and a higher total score indicates greater acceptability.
Change in Anxiety Symptoms
Time Frame: Baseline, 30 days, 60 days
The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale is summed with a total score range of 0-21. Higher scores represent more symptoms of anxiety.