Development and Testing of a Behavioral Activation Mobile Therapy for Elevated Depressive Symptoms
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Depressive Symptoms
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
- Enrollment
- 649
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Mean Score of Depressive Symptoms
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate a mobile application (app) for depression treatment. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive the mobile app, "Moodivate", or not. If provided with Moodivate, participants will be asked to use the app regularly, at least once per day, throughout the study duration. Participants will be asked to complete electronic questionnaire measures throughout the study period. Participation in this study will take about 12 weeks.
Investigators
Jennifer Dahne
Assistant Professor
Medical University of South Carolina
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Elevated depressive symptoms, defined as a score of \> 10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)57
- •Currently own an iOS- or Android-compatible smartphone
- •Report willingness to utilize a mobile app for the treatment of depressed mood (response of "yes" on yes/no item)
- •Have a current, valid e-mail address that is checked at least once per day or have regular access to text messages (to access follow-up assessments)
- •Enrolled in Epic's MyChart program
- •English fluency
Exclusion Criteria
- •Current suicidal ideation at study screening, defined as a response \>1 (several days) on item nine of the PHQ-9 ("Over the last two weeks, how often have you been bothered by thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself?")
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mean Score of Depressive Symptoms
Time Frame: Between baseline and week 12
Patients will self report depressive symptoms weekly for 8 weeks with final follow-up at 12-weeks via the Beck Depression Inventory-II. The range of scores possible are 0 - 63, where lower scores are indicative of lower symptoms of depression.