Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophrenia
Conditions
Keywords
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Mobile Application, SMI, EHealth, E-Health, Health Technology, mHealth, m-Health, Mobile Health, Serious Mental Illness, Electronic Health
Brief summary
This study is a waitlist control trial evaluating the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a smartphone application with people with mental illness.
Interventions
OTHERSmartphone App
The application consists of content areas focused on mental health.
OTHERWaitlist Control
Waitlist control
Sponsors
University of Washington
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years or older * Owns an Android or iPhone smartphone with WiFi or 3G/4G capabilities (required for data transmission) * Has diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder or Major Depression * English speaker
Exclusion criteria
* Does not live in the U.S. * Has already participated in the study * Unavailable for 60 days * Currently incarcerated or hospitalized
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Depressive Symptoms | Baseline, 30 days, 60 days | The Beck Depression Inventory is a self-reported 21-item inventory, scores range from 0-63 and items are summed to compute the total score. A higher score represents more depressive symptoms. |
| Change in Paranoid Thinking | Baseline, 30 days, 60 days | The Green Paranoid Thoughts Scale Parts A & B is a 32-item scale, the total score is summed with a range of 16-80. A higher score represents more symptoms of paranoid thinking. |
| Change in Anxiety Symptoms | Baseline, 30 days, 60 days | The Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item Scale is summed with a total score range of 0-21. Higher scores represent more symptoms of anxiety. |
| Change in Psychotic Symptoms | Baseline, 30 days, 60 days | The Hamilton Program for Schizophrenia Voices Questionnaire is a 13-item questionnaire, 9 of the items are scored 0 (least severe or impairing) to 4 (most severe). The total score is intended to indicate the overall severity of psychotic symptoms. Total score range is 0-36. The remaining 4 items are intended to assess qualitative aspects. |
| Participant Acceptability | 30 days | Participant Acceptability/Usability Ratings Scale is a 26-item scale measuring participant-rated acceptability of the intervention. Participants rate statements on a scale of Disagree (0), Neutral (1), or Agree (2). Items are summed to create a total score and a higher total score indicates greater acceptability. |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed