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The Oh Happy Day Class - Digital Connections (OHDC-DC): A Pilot Study

The Oh Happy Day Class - Digital Connections (OHDC-DC): an Exploratory Pilot Study

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 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: 4 months
  • 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 attend six 90-minute weekly classes via an app on their phone, and will be asked to complete surveys every week."
  • "Participants can expect to be in the study for four months."
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 whether depression treatment through a phone app can reduce depression symptoms in African American adults. Participants will take six weekly classes, each lasting 90 minutes, through the app and fill out weekly surveys. The study lasts four months.

The goal of this clinical trial is to see if a mobile phone app can deliver depression treatment to African Americans who are depressed. The main question it aims to answer is if this treatment is effective in reducing symptoms of depression. Participants will attend six 90-minute weekly classes via an app on their phone, and will be asked to complete surveys every week. Participants can expect to be in the study for four months.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Are African American.
  • Are age 18 or older.
  • Have depression symptoms, with a score of 5 or higher on the PHQ-9, a survey about depression.
  • Own a mobile phone.

Who can't join

  • Are currently getting talk therapy.
  • Are currently having thoughts of suicide.
  • Started medicine for mental health less than three months before the classes begin.
  • Score 25 or higher on the PHQ-9 depression survey.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * African-American * Age 18 and older * Experiencing depression (as evidenced by a score of 5 or higher on the PHQ-9) * Own a mobile phone Exclusion Criteria: * Individuals who are currently receiving psychotherapy * Individuals who are presently experiencing suicidal ideation * Individuals who started psychotropic medication less than three months prior to the start of the OHDC will be excluded from the study * Participants scoring 25 or higher on the PHQ-9 will be screened out

Study sites (1)

WI