Supporting the mental wellbeing of children through interactions with a chatbot

Value-sensitive conversational agents to support mental wellbeing in children: an experience sampling approach

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN17178640

Enrollment

528

Registered

2022-03-15

Start date

2023-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-04-17

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Conditions

Identifying and preventing the development of emotional problems in adolescents Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Randomisation: This study aims to examine two digital interventions for adolescents who may be experiencing emotional or depressive symptoms (and adults in the initial formative study). We will use ra

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Formative study: 1. Adult males/females (18 years or older) 2. Must have access to the internet 3. Must have a smartphone that allows for the downloading of mobile applications 4. Able to consent to participate 5. Able to understand and comprehend English Main study with adolescents: 1. Adolescents (from 10-18 years old) 2. Must live in the Netherlands 3. Must be able to understand Dutch 4. Must be able to consent to participate or their parents need to provide consent. 5. Must have access to the internet 6. Must have a smartphone that allows for the downloading of mobile applications

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. In adolescent research, participants must NOT be younger than ten years old and older than 18 years old; in the formative study, participants must NOT be younger than eighteen years old and greater than 60 years old. 2. Incapable of providing permission to participate 3. Incapable of comprehending English (for purpose of formative study) and Dutch (for adolescent study)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Compliance rate: the total number of completed responses divided by the total number of times the questionnaires are presented. The total number of questionnaires also includes instances when users opt not to respond to the questionnaires. Measured at the end of the study	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Self-reflection measured through a multiple choice question measured at follow up 2. The retention rate is the proportion (or percentage) of participants who are included in the final analysis. Subjects who leave from a study, for example, because the data collection technique is perceived to be excessively difficult, are excluded. Measured at the end of the study. 3. User engagement measured using the User Engagement Scale (UES) at follow up 4. Compatibility of app use with personal values: The compatibility of personal values and technology use will be assessed by the measure proposed by Elena Karahann at follow up 5. Perceived usefulness measured using a four-item scale at follow up	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Self-reflection measured through a multiple choice question measured at follow up 2. The retention rate is the proportion (or percentage) of participants who are included in the final analysis. Subjects who leave from a study, for example, because the data collection technique is perceived to be excessively difficult, are excluded. Measured at the end of the study. 3. User engagement measured using the User Engagement Scale (UES) at follow up 4. Compatibility of app use with personal values: The compatibility of personal values and technology use will be assessed by the measure proposed by Elena Karahann at follow up 5. Perceived usefulness measured using a four-item scale at follow up

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Countries

Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

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