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Evaluating the Effects of a Self-help Mobile Phone Application on Worry and Overthinking in Young Adults Aged Between 16 and 24.

NCT04950257 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 236

Last updated 2022-02-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project seeks to understand if a new self-help mobile phone application (called MyMoodCoach) is effective at reducing worry and overthinking, prominent risk factors that predict reduced well-being and poor mental health. As a primary outcome, the investigators are predicting that people who use the app will report more significant reductions on measures of overthinking than those who do not. The investigators also predict that people who use the app will report more significant reductions in measures of worry as well as reported symptoms of depression and anxiety. Further, it is predicted that people who use the app will report a significantly higher increase in their well-being compared to those who do not.

Conditions

  • Rumination
  • Worry
  • Repetitive Negative Thinking

Interventions

DEVICE

digital CBT self-help including specific intervention elements to target worry and rumination.

The self-help app includes self-monitoring, psychoeducation and active self-help exercises. The self-monitoring includes daily mood ratings and an ecological momentary assessment option (MoodTracker) for more detailed analysis of mood, worry, activity and situational context. The digital self-help provides psychoeducation, tips, advice, exercises and training for each individual focused on reducing worry and rumination, using strategies from the proven rumination-focused CBT intervention. The app includes text, pictures, audio-recordings, animations, audio-exercises to practice (e.g., self-compassion, relaxation, concreteness exercises), and questionnaires with tailored feedback. The app is designed for iOS and Android use.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Exeter

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ed R Watkins, Professor · Exeter University

  • Dan J Edge, MRes · Exeter University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-14
Primary Completion
2021-12-13
Completion
2022-01-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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