Real-world Evaluation of a Recommender System for Mental Health Self-management
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 撤回
- 入组人数
- 500
- 试验地点
- 8
- 主要终点
- Depression Severity
研究概览
简要总结
Mental health concerns are a growing global concern, but support can still be difficult to access. Digital health technologies can help people access support, but with over 10,000 mental health apps available, it can be difficult to choose one that is safe, effective, and personalised. Syndi is a digital health platform that uses a machine learning system to provide personalised recommendations of mental health apps. This study aims to examine the impact of Syndi and its recommendations on the mental health and well-being of people with mental health concerns.
The investigators will use the standard National Health Service (NHS) Talking Therapies measures of anxiety and depression, as well as additional measures of wellbeing and functional impairment to look at the impact of Syndi on patients' mental well-being. The investigators will also look at user experience with Syndi using a survey. Users' engagement with Syndi and its recommended apps will be assessed using a short survey and some participants will be randomly selected for an interview so the investigators can get a better understanding of what people liked and disliked about using the platform and why.
The investigators expect that the project will show that using Syndi helps improve mental well-being in people with mental health concerns. If the study shows this positive impact, this will provide evidence to support the use of Syndi to improve the accessibility of mental health support in clinical pathways. The investigators will publish the results of the study in academic journals as well as in more accessible platforms.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Na
- 干预模型
- Single Group
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
盲法说明
As this is a single arm study, all participants will receive the intervention and no masking is required.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Based in the UK
- •Referred or self-referred to proceed through the standard NHS Talking Therapies care pathway OR people with mental health concerns looking for app recommendations online;
- •Willing and able to provide informed consent;
- •Aged 18 years or older;
- •Able to speak English;
- •Have access to the internet and own a smartphone.
排除标准
- •Patients with a PHQ-9 score >=20
- •Patients with suicidal ideation measured as an answer of 'YES' to any question in the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS);
- •Incapable of self-consent;
- •In a dependent/unequal relationship with the research or care teams or any PPI representatives.
结局指标
主要结局
Depression Severity
时间窗: 2 weeks and 3 months post-baseline
Score on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), total scores range from 0 to 27 (higher scores indicate more severe depression)
次要结局
- Anxiety Severity(2 weeks and 3 months post-baseline)
- Engagement with recommended apps(2 weeks post-baseline)
- User perceptions of the recommended apps(Semi-structured interview call, 2 months after start of the trial)
- Mental Wellbeing(2 weeks and 3 months post-baseline)
- Functional Impairment(2 weeks and 3 months post-baseline)
- User experience with the Syndi recommender system(Immediately after app recommendations and at 2 weeks post-baseline)
- User perceptions of the system(Semi-structured interview call, 2 months after start of the trial)
研究者
Edward Meinert
Professor of Digital Health and Clinical Artificial Intelligence
Newcastle University