Feasibility and Acceptability of W-GenZD vs CBT-light Teletherapy for Adolescents Seeking Mental Health Services

Summary

The primary aim of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of the W-GenZD mobile application among a group of adolescents and who have screened and triaged into low-intensity treatment within the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters. The secondary aim of this study is to determine the preliminary comparative efficacy of W-GenZD and CBT-light teletherapy zoom groups to manage mood concerns at 4-weeks end of treatment relative to baseline. The third aim of this study is to investigate potential differences between group differences on working alliance. An exploratory aim of this study is to observe and describe the utilization and outcomes of the safety procedures utilized within this study.

Conditions

• Depression
• Anxiety

Interventions

DEVICE

Woebot for Adolescents (W-GenZD) Mobile Application

Woebot for Adolescents (W-GenZD) is a mobile application program that delivers evidence-based therapy for the symptoms of mild-moderate depression and anxiety in adolescents in brief "conversations" with a fully automated relational agent called Woebot. It is a brief, self-guided 4 week-intervention that draws from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), interpersonal psychotherapy for adolescents (IPT-A), and elements of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), depending on the presenting situation, to help the adolescent develop emotion regulation skills in the context of their everyday life. In this way, the mobile application is designed to be targeted, relevant, and integrated into the lived experience of adolescents, capable of delivering the appropriate technique for the problem at hand, at the time of need.

BEHAVIORAL

CBT-Lite Teletherapy Group

The CBT-Lite teletherapy group is a brief, 4-week intervention held once weekly for an hour, and limited to those triaged into the Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters low-intensity track and participating in this protocol. An assigned study clinician will facilitate each teletherapy group with approximately 10 adolescents in each session. Each group begins with orientation and reviewing group rules, individual check-ins with each participant (rating stress level and hopefulness), followed by a guided mindfulness moment. Sessions are designed to draw from elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and the 4 topics include: building a coping tool box, accepting your feelings, challenging negative thoughts, and problem solving.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

  collaborator OTHER

• Woebot Health

  lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

• Mary Margaret Gleason, MD · Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

13 Years

Max Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-05-11

Primary Completion

2023-01-19

Completion

2023-02-16

Countries

• United States

Study Locations