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Identification of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms Among a Sample of Emergency Department Patients Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Technology

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

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

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 artificial intelligence (AI) software can find signs of depression and anxiety from facial expressions and tone of voice. It is for adults visiting the CMC emergency department with non-emergency health concerns. A computer, not study staff, will review audio and video recordings of answers to simple questions that are not about mental health.

Behavioral health problems, such as depression and anxiety, are common yet often are not identified by emergency department doctors and nurses. These mental health conditions can be due to medical issues or can worsen medical problems. One way investigators hope to do a better job of learning about mental health is by training Artificial Intelligence (AI) software to detect anxiety and depression by analyzing facial expression and tone of voice. Participants are invited to participate in a study which may help improve emergency department care. An audio and video recording of the participant's responses to some simple, non-psychological questions will be analyzed by a computer to determine whether investigators can assess mood and anxiety by analyzing speech and visual patterns. The audio and video will not be listened to nor watched by study personnel, only analyzed by a computer. The investigator's hope is that it will help others in the future by aiding in the assessment of psychological state. This study is being conducted at CMC ED only.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Age 18 or older.
  • Come to the UHCMC emergency department by choice.
  • Have no clear signs of mental health distress, based on your report or the first check by a nurse or provider.
  • Speak English.
  • Have a non-emergency health concern rated level 3, 4, or 5 on the Emergency Severity Index, a scale used to rate how urgent care is.

Who can't join

  • Are a prisoner.
  • Are very seriously ill, including illness that threatens your life or a limb.
  • Cannot give consent to join the study.
  • Do not speak English.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (age 18 and over) who presents to the UHCMC ED voluntarily with no obvious psychological disturbance by self-report or nurse/provider initial assessment * English-speaking * Patients with non-emergent concerns of Emergency Severity Index (ESI) level 3, 4, or 5 Exclusion Criteria: * Prisoners * Patients who are deemed to be critically ill (including life or limb threatening illness) or unable to consent * Non-English Speaking

Study sites (1)

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