CopeSmart: Using Mobile Technology to Promote Positive Mental Health in Young People

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02265978

Enrollment

387

Registered

2014-10-16

Start date

2014-10-31

Completion date

2015-05-31

Last updated

2015-07-10

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Conditions

General Mental Health and Well-Being

Keywords

Emotional Self-Awareness, Positive Coping, Help-Seeking

Brief summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a mental health mobile app (CopeSmart) in promoting positive mental health through emotional self-awareness in adolescents. Participants will be recruited from second-level schools in Ireland. Schools will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control condition. Participants in the intervention condition will use CopeSmart for a four week period. Those in the control condition will not use any mental health app.

Interventions

DEVICECopeSmart

Participants will use the CopeSmart app at least once per day for four weeks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 19 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Must be between 14 and 19 years * Must be enrolled in second-level education * Must have access to an iPhone, iTouch or Android mobile device * Must obtain signed parental consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

\- No parental consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in levels of emotional self-awareness measured by the Emotional Self-Awareness Scale	Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in frequency of use of positive coping strategies measured by the Coping Strategies Inventory	Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Changes in levels of well-being measured by the WHO-5 Well-Being Index	Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Changes in help-seeking behaviour measured by the General Help-Seeking Questionnaire	Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Changes in levels of emotional distress measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale	Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)

Countries

Ireland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026