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A Mobile Phone Self-Monitoring Tool to Increase Emotional Self-Awareness and Reduce Depression in Young People (mobiletype)

Primary Purpose

Depression

Status

Completed

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

Australia

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

Mobile Tracking Young People's Experiences (mobiletype)

About this trial

This is an interventional prevention trial for Depression focused on measuring Cellular phones, mental health, Early intervention, prevention, momentary sampling, Adolescent

Eligibility Criteria

14 Years - 24 Years (Child, Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

Aged 14 - 24 years of age
Proficient English
Patients must be deemed to have an emotional/mental health concern by their GP or be screened to have at least a mild mental health problem (a score of 16 or above) on the K10 Symptom Scale

Exclusion Criteria:

Severe psychiatric or medical condition that prevents the person from complying with either the requirements of informed consent or the study protocol.
Young people referred to a mental health specialist by their GP will be excluded only if they obtain a specialist appointment during the mobiletype study period (2 - 4 weeks).

Sites / Locations

Clifton Hill Medical Centre

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

No Intervention

Arm Label

Mood monitoring

Comparison monitoring program

Arm Description

The mobiletype monitoring intervention group will monitor their current activities, current mood, responses to negative mood, any recent stressors and coping strategies. Other activities monitored include eating patterns, exercise patterns, quantity and quality of sleep and alcohol and cannabis use.

The mobiletype monitoring comparison group will monitor their current activities, eating patterns, exercise patterns, quantity and quality of sleep and alcohol and cannabis use. This program excludes questions about mood, stress and coping strategies.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Depressive symptoms

Emotional Self Awareness

Secondary Outcome Measures

Detection of mental health problems

Pathways to care

Patient's satisfaction with their GP

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT00794222

First Posted

November 19, 2008

Last Updated

July 17, 2023

Sponsor

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT00794222

Brief Title

A Mobile Phone Self-Monitoring Tool to Increase Emotional Self-Awareness and Reduce Depression in Young People

Acronym

mobiletype

Official Title

A Randomised Controlled Trial Investigating a Mobile Phone Self-monitoring Tool (Mobiletype) to Increase Emotional Self-awareness and Reduce Depressive Symptoms in Young People.

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

July 2023

Overall Recruitment Status

Completed

Study Start Date

April 2009 (undefined)

Primary Completion Date

January 2011 (Actual)

Study Completion Date

January 2011 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Sponsor

Name of the Sponsor

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee

Yes

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

The mobiletype program is a mental health assessment and monitoring tool that runs on mobile phones. The program assesses the general mental health of young people in real-time and transmits this data to a website to be reviewed by their general practitioner (GP) in consultation with their patient. The website consists of individualised feedback reports for each participant, and graphical displays of the monitoring data. The primary aims of the current project are to examine: (1) whether the process of self-monitoring via the mobiletype program increases young people's awareness of their mood and reduces depressive symptoms and (2) whether emotional self-awareness mediates the relationship between self-monitoring and depressive symptoms.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study

Depression

Keywords

Cellular phones, mental health, Early intervention, prevention, momentary sampling, Adolescent

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Prevention

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

ParticipantCare ProviderInvestigator

Allocation

Randomized

Enrollment

118 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title

Mood monitoring

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Description

Arm Title

Comparison monitoring program

Arm Type

No Intervention

Arm Description

Intervention Type

Device

Intervention Name(s)

Mobile Tracking Young People's Experiences (mobiletype)

Intervention Description

A mobile phone self-monitoring program, based on momentary sampling techniques, that prompts young people to complete it four times a day. The program asks several questions about daily activities, mood, stress, eating and exercise.

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Depressive symptoms

Time Frame

Pre-, post-monitoring, 6-week follow up & 6 month follow-up

Title

Emotional Self Awareness

Time Frame

Pre-, post-, 6-weeks post- and 6-months post-test

Secondary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Detection of mental health problems

Time Frame

Pre-, post-monitoring, 6 week and 6 month follow up

Title

Pathways to care

Time Frame

Pre-, post-monitoring, 6 week and 6 month follow up

Title

Patient's satisfaction with their GP

Time Frame

Pre-, post-monitoring, 6 week and 6 month follow up

10. Eligibility

Sex

All

Minimum Age & Unit of Time

14 Years

Maximum Age & Unit of Time

24 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Aged 14 - 24 years of age Proficient English Patients must be deemed to have an emotional/mental health concern by their GP or be screened to have at least a mild mental health problem (a score of 16 or above) on the K10 Symptom Scale Exclusion Criteria: Severe psychiatric or medical condition that prevents the person from complying with either the requirements of informed consent or the study protocol. Young people referred to a mental health specialist by their GP will be excluded only if they obtain a specialist appointment during the mobiletype study period (2 - 4 weeks).

Overall Study Officials:

First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree

Sylvia D Kauer, BBSci(Hons)

Organizational Affiliation

Murdoch Childrens Research Instititue

Official's Role

Principal Investigator

First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree

Sophie C Reid, PhD,MPsych

Organizational Affiliation

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Official's Role

Principal Investigator

Facility Information:

Facility Name

Clifton Hill Medical Centre

City

Melbourne

State/Province

Victoria

ZIP/Postal Code

3068

Country

Australia

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:

PubMed Identifier

23782796

Citation

Reid SC, Kauer SD, Hearps SJ, Crooke AH, Khor AS, Sanci LA, Patton GC. A mobile phone application for the assessment and management of youth mental health problems in primary care: health service outcomes from a randomised controlled trial of mobiletype. BMC Fam Pract. 2013 Jun 19;14:84. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-14-84.

Results Reference

derived

PubMed Identifier

22732135

Citation

Kauer SD, Reid SC, Crooke AH, Khor A, Hearps SJ, Jorm AF, Sanci L, Patton G. Self-monitoring using mobile phones in the early stages of adolescent depression: randomized controlled trial. J Med Internet Res. 2012 Jun 25;14(3):e67. doi: 10.2196/jmir.1858.

Results Reference

derived

PubMed Identifier

22123031

Citation

Reid SC, Kauer SD, Hearps SJ, Crooke AH, Khor AS, Sanci LA, Patton GC. A mobile phone application for the assessment and management of youth mental health problems in primary care: a randomised controlled trial. BMC Fam Pract. 2011 Nov 29;12:131. doi: 10.1186/1471-2296-12-131.

Results Reference

derived

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