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Co-designing Adaptations of a Digital Mental Health Intervention (Wysa) for Adolescent Girls With Anxiety or Depression in Rural India

NCT07595029 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 179

Last updated 2026-05-19

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Summary

The goal of this study is to culturally and contextually adapt Wysa, an evidence-based AI-powered digital mental health intervention (DMHI), for adolescent girls (ages 13-18) with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression in rural Uttar Pradesh, India.

More specifically, the aims of this study are to (i) explore key barriers and facilitators to adoption, engagement, and usability of a digital mental health intervention (Wysa) in this setting, and to (ii) co-design contextually appropriate app adaptations and implementation strategies in collaboration with adolescent girls, their parents/guardians, and community stakeholders. At the end of this study, we would have co-developed a roadmap of potential adaptations to Wysa with implementation strategies to iteratively test and develop during the next phases of the study.

Conditions

  • Anxiety
  • Depression in Adolescence
  • Anxiety Disorder of Adolescence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Digital psychosocial tool

Wysa is a digital psychosocial tool that provides AI conversational chatbot support. The conversational agent acts as a companion, and understands, empathizes, and guides users through exercises grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and motivational intervention. Users can learn different techniques and practice them in their daily life. The app also provides a repository of tools to manage problems and SOS resources for high distress In Aim 1 study (which is part of larger 5 year project), participants will recieve the current version of the digital psychosocial tool to provide their feedback. It is not being used as an intervention in this Aim 1 study

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wellcome Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • Imperial College London

    collaborator OTHER

  • Tata Institute of Social Sciences

    collaborator OTHER

  • Milaan Foundation

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Wysa

    lead INDUSTRY

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-05-31
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2026-11-30

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