HeadGear – A mental health smartphone application for those with elevated symptoms of depressio

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617000547347
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of New South Wales

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2017-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 15 July 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 851

Inclusion Criteria

Key eligibility criteria include: participants must be: Be an Australian resident, have a valid email address and telephone number, own a smartphone, have a reasonable understanding of the English language, and are currently employed. Participants will also be included in this trial if they score >14 on the PHQ-9 or meet MDD diagnosis using the PHQ-9 algorithm.
This change was made prior to recruitment.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will be excluded if they do not own an Apple/Android-operating smartphone, do not have reliable Internet access at home or work, unable to comfortably read and comprehend English or are not in the workforce. Participants will also be excluded from this trial if they score <14 on the PHQ-9 or fail to meet MDD diagnosis using the PHQ-9 algorithm.
This change was made prior to recruitment.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The relative change in depression symptomatology from baseline at 3-month follow-up measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9).[Baseline, post-intervention (5 weeks post-baseline), 3-month [primary timepoint] and 12-month follow-up.]