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Conditions
Brief summary
This is a proof of concept pilot study to evaluate the a prototype emotional wellbeing app with a view to refining content and design elements in order to create a 2nd generation emotional wellbeing app in 2018. The main objective of the study is to evaluate acceptability, ease of use and estimate efficacy of the first generation HABITs app for emotional wellbeing. Participants are consented volunteers, aged 13-16 years from participating New Zealand secondary schools. This will be an open pilot trial with 20-40 participants. Students will be recruited via participating schools through pastoral care staff or in response to a presentation to students by the study team. To be eligible they must have sufficient English language ability to understand the app and have access to an Android smart phone. Outcome data will be collected pre- and post-intervention and passive data collection will be used in the three-week intervention period to report on app use on their own Android smartphone. Primary outcomes for acceptability and usability are 1) Usage data, and 2) Satisfaction ratings and qualitative feedback. We will estimate efficacy using changes in self-reported symptoms using PHQ-A and GAD7 and within-app likert scales.
Interventions
The intervention ("the HABITs app") is an app available to study participants for download on their personal Android smart phone for self-directed use for the duration of the trial. For this pilot trial, the treatment period will be approximately three weeks.
The HABITs app is the first prototype of an interactive, gamified app designed to support emotional wellbeing of young people. In its present format (designed as a proof of concept prototype), it consists of three modules providing relaxat
The intervention ("the HABITs app") is an app available to study participants for download on their personal Android smart phone for self-directed use for the duration of the trial. For this pilot trial, the treatment period will be approximately three weeks. The HABITs app is the first prototype of an interactive, gamified app designed to support emotional wellbeing of young people. In its present format (designed as a proof of concept prototype), it consists of three modules providing relaxation training, a gratitude journal and an exercise to identify strategies to deal with unhelpful feelings.
Sponsors
University of Auckland
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
13 Years to 16 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Participants will be eligible for inclusion if: •They are aged 13-16 years of age (on the day of consent); •They have sufficient English language ability to understand the app; •They have an Android smart phone;
Exclusion criteria
Participants will be ineligible for this study if: •They have an intellectual disability or physical limitation that would result in them not being able to use the app/ smart phone; •They are unable to sufficiently understand the nature of study involvement or to provide written informed consent;
Outcome results
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