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Efficacy of a Mobile Phone App for Depression and Anxiety in College Students

NCT06628830 · Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2024-10-23

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of a mobile phone application for the early intervention of depression and anxiety among young university students in Chile. The main question it aims to answer is:

\- Can a mobile app reduce depressive and anxious symptomatology in college students?

Researchers will compare the intervention arm (mobile app users) to the control group (receives psychoeducational material and mental health care resources) to see if the app leads to significant improvements in depressive and anxious symptoms and well-being.

Participants will:

* Be randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group.
* Use the mobile application, which includes psychoeducational materials, cognitive-behavioral therapy modules, and periodic personalized feedback.
* Complete assessments at baseline, post-intervention, and 3 and 6 months after randomization using online tools such as the PHQ-9 for depressive symptoms and the GAD-7 for anxious symptoms.

Conditions

  • Depressive Symptoms
  • Anxiety Symptoms

Interventions

DEVICE

VamosJuntxs App

Psychoeducational materials (videos, information and interactive exercises) about depression, anxiety and social support Skills training through information and activities based on the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy (cognitive restructuring, behavioral activation, emotional regulation, problem solving and exposure)

OTHER

Web Conciencia Saludable

mental health psychoeducational campaign (https://concienciasaludable.uchile.cl/)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Talca

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad de los Andes, Chile

    collaborator OTHER

  • Universidad Austral de Chile

    collaborator OTHER

  • Millennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay) NCS2021_081

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • University of Chile

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
29 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-05-23
Primary Completion
2025-06-30
Completion
2025-08-30

Countries

  • Chile

Study Locations

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