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Digital intervention effectiveness for the loneliness and depression of college students

Development of an evidence-based digital service platform for youth mental health care using natural language processing technology

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0009449
Enrollment
53
Registered
2024-05-20
Start date
2023-02-28
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : This study explores the experiences and outcomes of youth with loneliness and depressive symptoms who participated in a digital intervention based on natural language technology. The

Sponsors

Sungkyunkwan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A total of 63 undergraduate and graduate students aged 18-27 were initially recruited through the university's portal. Inclusion criteria required participants to have loneliness scores of 34-40 or higher on the UCLA Loneliness Scale and depression scores of 6 or higher on the PHQ-9.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with UCLA loneliness index below 34 and a depression index below 6 (the numbers can be slightly adjusted depending on the number of participants)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PHQ9, UCLA Loneliness Index

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
usability, satifsaction, attrition rate, self-reported cohort mental health literacy

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactBoyoung Kang

Sungkyunkwan University

bykang2015@gmail.com+82-2-760-0315

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026