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A pilot study for an intervention study using AI chatbot-based cognitive behavioural therapy for depressed child and adolescent in waiting list. - None

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1032230427
Enrollment
60
Registered
2023-10-31
Start date
2023-12-08
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

depressive states

Interventions

Regular online assessments once every 2 weeks, provision of mental health information on the website, and cognitive behavioral therapy intervention with emol once a week for a total of 8 sessions

Sponsors

Fujita Junichi
Lead Sponsor
Tomoyuki Miyazaki
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Age between 12 and 18 years old at the time of registration (2) Person on the waiting list at the Department of Child Psychiatry, Yokohama City University Hospital (3) Persons with self-administered depression rating scale PHQ-9>=10 (moderate or higher depression) (4) Persons who have a terminal environment that can run the mental self-care application "emol". (5) Those who are able to use Zoom for online interviewing (6) Those who have no difficulty in reading and writing Japanese at the upper elementary school level. (7) Those who can agree not to use other mental self-care applications. (8) Persons who can obtain written or electromagnetic consent from their parents or guardians and the research subjects to te in this stuparticipady.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Those with a high degree of urgency as judged by a child psychiatrist (those deemed appropriate to be seen within 8 weeks) (2) Those who have reported suicide attempts within the past 2 weeks on the medical questionnaire. (3) Those who have anorexia and have an imminent need for physical treatment. (4) No plans for psychiatric consultation or counseling during the intervention period. (5) Those who continue to take psychotropic drugs prescribed by the above-mentioned medical institutions. (6) Those who have difficulty in keeping a daily log due to an injury to their dominant hand. (7) Other persons who are judged to be unsuitable for the program by the physician.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in PHQ-9 before and after intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Correlation and relevance to the primary endpoints will be assessed in the following secondary endpoints AIS,Analyzed data of voiceprint,Analyzed data of strength needed to write

Contacts

Public ContactIshii Mio

Yokohama City University

t126012f@yokohama-cu.ac.jp+81-457872800

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026