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NCT Number: NCT00794222

A Mobile Phone Self-Monitoring Tool to Increase Emotional Self-Awareness and Reduce Depression in Young People

The mobiletype program is a mental health assessment and monitoring tool that runs on mobile phones.

The program assesses the general mental health of young people in real-time and transmits this data to a website to be reviewed by their general practitioner (GP) in consultation with their patient. The website consists of individualised feedback reports for each participant, and graphical displays of the monitoring data. The primary aims of the current project are to examine: (1) whether the process of self-monitoring via the mobiletype program increases young people's awareness of their mood and reduces depressive symptoms and (2) whether emotional self-awareness mediates the relationship between self-monitoring and depressive symptoms.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being

Age range

14 year–24 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Clifton Hill Medical Centre

Melbourne, Victoria, 3068, Australia

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 14 - 24 years of age
  • Proficient English
  • Patients must be deemed to have an emotional/mental health concern by their GP or be screened to have at least a mild mental health problem (a score of 16 or above) on the K10 Symptom Scale

Exclusion criteria

  • Severe psychiatric or medical condition that prevents the person from complying with either the requirements of informed consent or the study protocol.
  • Young people referred to a mental health specialist by their GP will be excluded only if they obtain a specialist appointment during the mobiletype study period (2 - 4 weeks).

Treatment and study plan

Mobile Tracking Young People's Experiences (mobiletype)

Device

A mobile phone self-monitoring program, based on momentary sampling techniques, that prompts young people to complete it four times a day. The program asks several questions about daily activities, mood, stress, eating and exercise.

Primary outcomes

  1. Depressive symptoms

    Time frame: Pre-, post-monitoring, 6-week follow up & 6 month follow-up

  2. Emotional Self Awareness

    Time frame: Pre-, post-, 6-weeks post- and 6-months post-test

Secondary outcomes

  1. Detection of mental health problems

    Time frame: Pre-, post-monitoring, 6 week and 6 month follow up

  2. Pathways to care

    Time frame: Pre-, post-monitoring, 6 week and 6 month follow up

  3. Patient's satisfaction with their GP

    Time frame: Pre-, post-monitoring, 6 week and 6 month follow up

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomised Controlled Trial Investigating a Mobile Phone Self-monitoring Tool (Mobiletype) to Increase Emotional Self-awareness and Reduce Depressive Symptoms in Young People.

Acronym: mobiletype

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Nov 20, 2008
Registry last updated
Jul 19, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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