Understanding the Efficacy of Mobile Apps as Intervention for Depression in Adults When Deployed as Part of Primary Care.

Implementing an Innovative Suite of Mobile Applications for Depression and Anxiety

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03500536

Enrollment

146

Registered

2018-04-18

Start date

2018-07-18

Completion date

2019-04-04

Last updated

2019-04-30

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Conditions

Anxiety, Depression, Primary Health Care

Brief summary

The clinical study is meant to optimize the mobile intervention, to develop a robust implementation plan for the mobile intervention within primary care, and to conduct an effectiveness trial, randomizing 128 participants in order to understand effect on severity of depression and anxiety symptoms, cost-effectiveness, and usability of mobile apps.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALIntelliCare

A suite of mobile apps that use principles of computerized therapy to decrease symptoms of depression.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Positive screen on PHQ-9

Exclusion criteria

* Does not own or use a mobile smart phone

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Symptoms of depression	8 weeks	Using the PHQ-9 screener

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026