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Personalized Mobile Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Application

Efficacy of Personalized Mobile Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Targeting Anxiety and Depression

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Time periods mentioned: 2 days, 6 weeks
  • Procedures mentioned: Questionnaires

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Participants will use the Maya app for two days per week, at least 20 minutes per day, for six weeks."
  • "Assessments will include a weekly check in with a member of the research team, questionnaires, and optional electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings at the beginning and end of the 6-week intervention."
  • "Participants will use the Maya app for two days per week, at least 20 minutes per day for six weeks and will complete assessments at baseline, week 4, week 6 (end of intervention), and a follow-up assessment at week 12."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study compares two Maya app programs that use cognitive behavioral therapy, which teaches skills to manage thoughts, feelings, and actions. It tests whether a personalized program that teaches new skills over less time works as well as the standard program for anxiety and depression. It is for adults ages 18–25 with anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder, who will use the app at least 20 minutes a day, two days a week, for six weeks.

This study aims to compare the effectiveness of a standard mobile cognitive behavioral therapy program to a personalized mobile cognitive behavioral therapy program that introduces new skills over a shorter period of time. Participants will use the Maya app for two days per week, at least 20 minutes per day, for six weeks. Assessments will include a weekly check in with a member of the research team, questionnaires, and optional electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings at the beginning and end of the 6-week intervention. The investigators think that that the less burdensome personalized program will be just as effective at improving symptoms of anxiety and depression as the general program.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • You are 18–25 years old.
  • Your main diagnosis is anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder, with a severity score of at least 4 on the study’s diagnostic interview.
  • If you have bipolar disorder, your mood is currently stable or you are having a period of depression.
  • You have access to an Apple iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Who can't join

  • You have a history of a brain or nerve disorder that may affect the brain systems being studied or your ability to take part.
  • You have ever been diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, which can cause trouble knowing what is real.
  • You are currently having mania or hypomania, periods of unusually high energy or mood.
  • You are currently receiving cognitive behavioral therapy.
  • Your dose of medicine for a mental health condition changed in the past 12 weeks.
  • You started talk therapy in the past 12 weeks.
  • You intend or plan to attempt suicide.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age between 18 and 25 years. * Primary diagnosis of an anxiety, depressive, or bipolar disorder as determined by a score of 4 or greater on the Clinical Severity Rating of the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS). * If an individual is diagnosed with bipolar disorder, they must be currently euthymic or experiencing a depressive episode. * Access to an Apple iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Exclusion Criteria: * History of neurologic disorder that may affect the neural systems of interest or participant's ability to participate * Lifetime diagnosis of a psychotic disorder. * Current hypomanic or manic episode. * Currently in cognitive behavior therapy. * Change in dose of a psychiatric medication in the past 12 weeks. * Initiation of psychotherapy in the past 12 weeks. * Intent or plan to attempt suicide.

Study sites (1)

NY