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Investigating the impact of eQuoo (a mental health support app) on college students in England

Gamified mental health support for young people: a cluster randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN13951712
Enrollment
10000
Registered
2024-02-05
Start date
2024-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-03-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

The mental health and wellbeing of college-aged students (16 years plus) Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Colleges were randomised to one of two groups by a member of PsycApps staff who drew the names of colleges from a bag, one at a time, alternating between their assignment to group A or B. They then to

Sponsors

PsycApps Ltd
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Aged at least 16 years old at baseline and 'Gillick competent'

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Depression symptoms measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire modified for Adolescents (PHQ-A); excluding the 9th item about self-harm 2. Anxiety symptoms measured using the General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) 3. Resilience levels measured using the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS-P) Measured at baseline, 2, 4, and 6 weeks, and then at 3, 6, and 12 months.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Eating disorder behaviours measured using Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire adapted for children (ChEDE-Q8) at baseline, 2, 4, and 6 weeks, and then at 3, 6, and 12 months 2. Attendance (days absent) reported at the end of the year 3. Attainment (grades) reported at the end of the year

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Contacts

Public ContactSilja Litvin
silja@psycapps.com+44 (0)7442 838394

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026