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Mobile CBT for Middle Aged and Older Adults

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Cognitive Behavior Therapy App Targeting Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults

Who can join

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

Age
40 Years and older
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: 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 be asked to use the app for at least two days a week, 20 minutes on each day, for six weeks."
  • "During assessments, participants will answer brief questionnaires designed to assess their symptoms and impressions of the app."
  • "Participants will be asked to use the mobile app for at least two days a week, for at least 20 minutes on each day, for 6 weeks."
  • "Participants will have weekly check-ins in person or via a HIPAA-compliant virtual meeting platform (e.g., Zoom) to assess intervention adherence and answer brief questionnaires designed to assess feasibility, acceptability, and mood symptoms at baseline, week 3, week 6 (end of treatment), and week 12 (follow up)."
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 tests MAYA, a mobile app for adults age 40 and older with anxiety or depression. The app teaches coping skills from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), which helps people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. The study checks how often people use the app, what they think of it, and whether their symptoms improve.

This study aims to assess a mobile app called MAYA for use in middle-aged and older adults with anxiety or mood disorders. The MAYA app is designed to teach coping skills for anxiety and depression that are drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy. Participants will be asked to use the app for at least two days a week, 20 minutes on each day, for six weeks. Participants will have weekly check-ins as well as longer assessments at the beginning of the study, week 3, week 6 (end of treatment), and week 12 (follow up). During assessments, participants will answer brief questionnaires designed to assess their symptoms and impressions of the app. The main hypotheses of the study are that participants will complete most of the assigned sessions and that they will rate their impressions of the app highly. The secondary hypotheses are that symptoms of depression and anxiety will decrease with use of the MAYA app.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be age 40 or older.
  • Have anxiety or depression as your main diagnosis, with a severity score of at least 4 on the study’s clinical interview.
  • Meet the study’s memory and thinking test cutoff, based on your age and education.
  • Have access to an Apple iPhone, iPad, or Android device.

Who can't join

  • Have ever been diagnosed with bipolar disorder or a psychotic disorder, which can affect a person’s sense of what is real.
  • Are currently getting cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
  • Have changed the dose of a mental health medicine in the past 12 weeks.
  • Have started talk therapy in the past 12 weeks.
  • Have an intent or plan to attempt suicide.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 40 or older * Primary diagnosis of an anxiety or depressive disorder as determined by a clinical severity rating score of 4 or greater on the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS). * Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) no more than 1 SD below the mean score for patient's age and education. If the remote version of the MMSE is used (e.g. during an evaluation on Zoom), the remote MMSE score will be converted to a standard MMSE score. * Access to an Apple iPhone, iPad, or Android device. Exclusion Criteria: * Lifetime diagnosis of a bipolar or psychotic disorder. * 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