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Pilot Study of Sensor-Informed Smartphone-based Mental Health Interventions for Mood in Early Psychosis

NCT07503093 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2026-04-07

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Summary

The aim of this trial is to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of using passive smartphone sensors to detect moments of heightened negative mood and inform the timing of brief mental health interventions, such as mindfulness exercises and psychoeducation, in adults with early psychosis.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Smartphone-based Mindfulness Exercise

A brief approximately 1 minute video guided mindfulness based breathing exercise designed to anchor attention to the present moment and reduce negative affect in the moment by guiding participants through a structured breathing technique.

BEHAVIORAL

Smartphone-based Psychoeducation

A brief text or video based psychoeducation message delivered via the smartphone app. Content covers the nature of emotions and emotion regulation strategies, aimed at improving emotional awareness and coping skills in the moment.

BEHAVIORAL

Neutral Control Message

A brief text or video based message containing random facts delivered via the MetricWire smartphone app. This serves as an active control condition to allow comparison with the active intervention conditions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mclean Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-01
Primary Completion
2027-05-01
Completion
2027-06-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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