E-Manage: A Brief mHelath Intervention for University Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Suicidal Ideation; Distress, Emotional
• Interventions: Behavioral: Ecological momentary intervention

• Registration Number: NCT04636151
• Lead Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Brief Summary

This study is a two-part transdiagnostic psychological intervention aimed to help people respond to negative emotion and emotional distress in more adaptive ways using a technology called "ecological momentary intervention" (or EMI) that delivers intervention content using a smartphone app. Participants in this study will be Rutgers students recruited through-or currently affiliated with - Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program \& Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at Rutgers. Participants will first attend either one-on-one or group telehealth therapy sessions/workshops, where they will learn the therapeutic skills that are part of the study. Then, they will complete up to 8 weeks of smartphone monitoring that involves assessments and opportunities to practice the skills learned in therapy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-11-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-11-13
• Study First Posted: 2020-11-19
• Study Start: 2020-12-04
• Primary Completion: 2023-05-30
• Study Completion: 2023-06-30
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-03
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group Treatment	Ecological momentary intervention	Participants will have up to three group sessions with a study therapist. One or more treatment modules will be presented in each session.
Individual Treatment	Ecological momentary intervention	Participants will have up to three individual sessions with a study therapist. One or more treatment modules will be presented in each session.
Workshops	Ecological momentary intervention	Participants will have one workshop with a study therapist. All three treatment modules will be presented in one session.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in momentary levels of self-reported distress	8 week study period	Assessed via smartphone assessments

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in momentary levels of suicidal thinking	8 week study period	Assessed via smartphone assessments

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Rutgers Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services (CAPS); 🇺🇸 Piscataway, New Jersey, United States