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Randomized Clinical Trial of Supplementing Brief Psychotherapy With a Mobile App

NCT06555094 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-08-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine whether learning three skills for managing negative emotions and receiving reminders via smartphone to practice these skills reduces how often and how intensely one experiences emotional distress and suicidal thoughts.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Ecological momentary assessment (EMA)

4x/day brief smartphone-based EMA surveys assessing negative emotions and STBs

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual (TAU)

TAU (or usual care) during hospitalization and the 28-day post-discharge period

BEHAVIORAL

Brief skills sessions plus EMI skills practice prompts

(1) Three brief treatment sessions delivering core cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills (mindful emotion awareness, cognitive flexibility, and changing emotional behaviors) (during hospitalization), (2) a discretionary booster session to reinforce treatment session content (that may be offered after discharge via either phone or telehealth), and (3) ecological momentary intervention (EMI) prompts to engage in guided skills practice exercises via smartphone

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • EVAN KLEIMAN, Ph.D. · Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-14
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2025-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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