Delivering self-care strategies for psychological distress in university students using a smartphone app: A pilot study in preparation for an AI-response-adaptive randomised controlled non-inferiority trial.

niversity of New South Wales0 sites292 target enrollmentAugust 18, 2021

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

August 18, 2021

End Date

October 8, 2021

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

•The key inclusion criteria are:
•\- 18 years or older;
•\- Living in Australia;
•\- Currently studying at an Australian university, TAFE or other higher education institution;
•\- Fluent in English;
•\- Own an up\-to\-date smartphone, with active mobile number and internet access; and
•\- Are experiencing elevated psychological distress (e.g. anxiety, stress or low mood).

•The key exclusion criteria are:
•\- People who have reported significant thoughts of suicide in the past month, indicated by a score of greater than or equal to 21 on the Suicide Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS).
•\- People who self\-report a current diagnosis of psychosis or bipolar disorder;
•\- People who have been previously recruited to the study (screened eligible and consented);
•\- People who indicate limited availability to participate in a digital intervention;
•\- People who indicate that any aspect of their personal circumstances would prevent them from taking part in a physical activity intervention, if allocated to receive this treatment.