Testing a Digital Health Intervention App for Depression and Anxiety
Depression, Anxiety
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Depression, Anxiety
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
• Have a compatible smartphone (Android or Apple)
- Age 18 or older
- Ability to read and write English [Justification: (1) limited availability of Sanvello coaches fluent in languages other than English; and (2) use of English language assessments.]
- Located in the US
Clinically significant symptoms of depression and/or anxiety, as evidenced by:
- Scores of ≥10 on the PHQ-9 depression assessment (Kroenke et al., 2009); and/or
- Scores of ≥8 on the GAD-7 anxiety assessment (Spitzer et al., 2006)
Exclusion Criteria:
• Active suicidal ideation
- History of suicide attempt(s)
Current symptoms of:
- Psychosis
- Active substance abuse
History of provider diagnosis of:
- Bipolar disorder ("manic-depression")
- Dementia
- Intellectual disability
- Currently in or scheduled to initiate individual psychotherapy to avoid treatment interference.
- Prior use of Sanvello
- Psychotropic medication permitted if dose was stable over the past 2 weeks
Sites / Locations
- University of Nevada Las Vegas
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
No Intervention
self-guided app use
waitlist control
Participants receive the self-guided app intervention immediately. All participants will have a total of 8 weeks participating in the study, and will complete assessments every 2 weeks during that 8-week period.
Participants receive the self-guided intervention after an 8-week waiting period (waitlist control group). All participants will have a total of 8 weeks participating in the study, and will complete assessments every 2 weeks during that 8-week period.