Subthreshold Depression
Conditions
Brief summary
The study aimed to examine the feasibility, usability, user satisfaction, safety, and preliminary efficacy of a smartphone application intervention for young adults with subthreshold depression.
Interventions
DEVICESmartphone Application
The participants use SPSRS to watch the motion picture for at least 10 min a day for 5 weeks.
Sponsors
Kibi International University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 24 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Aged 18-24 years * Has a Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale score of ≥16 * Owns a smartphone with the iOS® operating system
Exclusion criteria
* Lifetime history of major depressive disorder * Lifetime history of bipolar disorder * Currently receiving treatment for a mental health problem from a mental health professional * Experience of a major depressive episode in the 2 weeks prior to the study, as ascertained using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility, as measured by adherence to the smartphone application intervention. | 5 weeks after initiating the intervention | Adherence is calculated as the number of minutes in a week for which the participant uses the SPSRS application divided by the recommended weekly duration (70 min). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. | baseline and 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention | Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview |
| Depressive symptoms | baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention | Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale score |
| Inflammatory biomarker | baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention | Level of salivary interleukin-6 |
| Usability and user satisfaction | 5 weeks after initiating the intervention | USE Questionnaire |
| Social anxiety | baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention | Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale score |
| Mental health | baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention | 12-item General Health Questionnaire score |
| General self-efficacy | baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention | General Self-Efficacy Scale score |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed