Evaluation of Shift, a novel smartphone application to support the mental health and wellbeing of UNSW Senior Medical Students

Not Applicable

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

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001410741
• Lead Sponsor: SW Sydney (University of New South Wales, Sydney)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-11-04
• Last Update Posted: 14 November 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria requires participants to be:
- Willing to provide consent to participate, and
- Currently 4th, 5th, or 6th-year medical student at UNSW, Sydney, and
- Own an internet-enabled smartphone with an Apple or Android operating system

Exclusion Criteria

Candidates will be excluded from the study if they:
- Do not provide consent to participate, or
- Are not currently 4th, 5th, or 6th-year medical student at UNSW, Sydney, or
- Do not own an internet-enabled smartphone with an Apple or Android operating system

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression symptom change: <br>Depression will be measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), a reliable and valid 9-item screening tool to assess depression severity over the past fortnight. [Depression symptoms will be assessed at baseline and post intervention (occuring between 4 and 6 weeks post baseline)];Anxiety symptom change: <br>The Generalised Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) is a reliable and valid 7-item screening tool for generalised anxiety symptoms. [Anxiety symptoms will be assessed at baseline and post intervention (occurring between 4 and 6 weeks post baseline). ]