Effects of a Mindfulness App for Outpatients Waitlisted for Psychological Interventions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 193
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) Short Form
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a mindfulness-based meditation app provided to outpatients (or community participants) who are waitlisted for standard psychological care for mental health or substance use concerns.
Detailed Description
This project aims to provide a previously validated mindfulness meditation app to up to 200 adults waitlisted for psychological services in a psychiatric hospital setting or in the broader community. Outpatients (or community participants) who have been referred to and waitlisted for treatment for their mood, anxiety, alcohol, and/or substance use concerns, will be offered access to the digital intervention for 1 year. We will follow participants for 3 months to evaluate usability and psychological symptoms.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None
Masking Description
All participants will be recruited knowing that a mindfulness app will be provided.
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •18-65 years of age
- •Fluency in English
- •Understanding and willingness to comply with study requirements
- •Waitlisted for outpatient psychosocial programming at CAMH (or psychosocial programming in the community)
- •Smartphone or tablet capable of downloading and running the mindfulness app.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Any known practical factor that would preclude participation (e.g., extended absences)
- •Acute psychiatric (e.g., acute suicidality, psychosis) or serious medical condition that precludes participation in this study.
- •Participation in another treatment/intervention study
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
WHO Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS 2.0) Short Form
Time Frame: 30 days
Level of functional disability in the past month across six subdomains. Minimum score: 0, Maximum score: 48. Higher scores mean worse outcome.
Secondary Outcomes
- Five Factor Mindfulness Questionnaire, Short Form (FFMQ-SF)(30 days)
- Perceived Stress Scale(30 days)
- MHealth App Usability Questionnaire(30 days)
- Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Depression Subscale(14 days)
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) Scale(14 days)
- Work Productivity and Activity Impairment(30 days)
- Ruminative Response Scale, Short Form (Treynor & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2003)(30 days)
- Repetitive Thinking Questionnaire(30 days)
- Penn State Worry Questionnaire(30 days)
- Treatment Acceptability Questionnaire (Hunsley, 1992)(30 days)
- Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale(30 days)
Investigators
Lena Quilty
Senior Scientist
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health