A pilot trial of a smartphone application to support the mental health of young apprentices

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Wellbeing; Resilience; depression; Work performance; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001475235
• Lead Sponsor: Mark Deady

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-09-04
• Study Completion: 2019-07-06
• Last Update Posted: 26 August 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

Aged between 16 to 30, resident in Australia, enrolled in an apprenticeship program, have a valid email address and mobile number, owning an Apple or Android- operating smartphone.

Exclusion Criteria

inability to comprehend English, failure to provide phone number or email.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression symptom change as measured by the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9)<br>[5weeks post baseline]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety symptom change as measured by the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) scale.[5 weeks post-baseline]; App acceptability as measured by app usage and a composite set of open feedback items via a study-specific questionnaire,<br>[5 weeks post-baseline];Confidence in managing stressors as measured by items of the TENS questionnaire[5 weeks post-baseline];Change in work performance as measured by the Health and Work Performance Questionnaire[5-weeks post baseline];Wellbeing change as measured by the WHO (Five) Well-being Index (WHO5)[5 weeks post-baseline]