Depression
Conditions
Keywords
Depression, Technology Assisted, Mobile Phone
Brief summary
Investigators are evaluating the use of phone sensor data to estimate behavior, depression and anxiety.
Detailed description
Investigators are evaluating the use of phone sensor data to estimate behavior, depression and anxiety. Participants will include people who are high on depression, high on anxiety, hight on both depression and anxiety, and health controls. Particpants will load software on their phones that collects phone sensor data, and obtains self report on sleep, mood, and social contacts. Data will be collected for at least 6 weeks.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALMobilyze!
Mobilyze! delivers behavioral intervention for depression via a mobile phone, interactive website, and e-mail.
Sponsors
Northwestern University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
This study is collecting phone sensor data and ecological momentary assessment data to try to develop algorithms that can passively detect behavioral patterns in participants
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* PHQ-9 score 10 or higher * Has an e-mail account, computer, and broadband access to the Internet * Familiarity with mobile phones and is within a cellular network range the majority of the day. * Is able to speak and read English. * Is at least 19 years of age.
Exclusion criteria
* Hearing or voice impairment preventing participation in psychotherapy. * Visual impairment that would prevent use of the website, mobile phone application, and assessment materials. * Has any psychiatric condition for which participation in a clinical trial of psychotherapy may be either inappropriate or dangerous (e.g., psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, dissociative disorders, etc.). * Planning to be out of town or unavailable for intervention for 1 or more weeks during the scheduled study participation. * Exhibits severe suicidality, including ideation, plan, and intent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depression, as assessed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 | Baseline, Weeks 2-6 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Positive Affect (PANAS - Positive Affect Scale) | Baseline, Weeks 2-6 |
| Anxiety (GAD-7) | Baseline, Weeks 2-6 |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed