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Behavioral Intervention

Mental Health App for Stress Management in Healthcare Workers (Messy-Memories Trial)

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Recruiting
Led By Sheila A.M. Rauch, PhD
Research Sponsored by Emory University
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Must have
Participants will be male and female frontline healthcare employees between ages of 18 and 89.
Participants will be male and female frontline healthcare employees between ages of 18 and 89
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and 16 weeks
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Messy-Memories Trial Summary

This trial will test a new mobile app designed to help frontline healthcare workers manage stress and improve mental health.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for male and female frontline healthcare workers aged 18-89, employed at Emory Healthcare/University. They must understand their role in the study and associated risks. Excluded are those not fluent in English, unable to consent, minors, prisoners, cognitively impaired individuals or those with decision-making impairments, people without stressful experiences, or high risk for suicide/self-harm.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The Messy Memories mobile app is being tested as a mental health intervention for stress-related issues among healthcare workers. The app incorporates practices proven effective in managing stress and aims to provide accessible mental health support through technology.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves a mobile application designed to help manage stress rather than a drug or medical procedure, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, users may experience emotional discomfort when engaging with content related to personal stressors.

Messy-Memories Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am a healthcare worker aged 18 to 89.
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I am a healthcare worker aged 18 to 89.

Messy-Memories Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and 16 weeks
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and at baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and 16 weeks for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Affect Assessments with Messy Memories Apps
Secondary outcome measures
Change in Maslach-Burnout Inventory
Change in PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)
Change in Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)
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Messy-Memories Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Messy Memories App GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects will download and have access to the Messy Memories application in addition to completing self-report measures electronically at pre-determined time points. While the subject uses the app, the participant will input information related to their mood over the past few days (affect rating sliders), their level of distress before and after the memory processing, answers to questions about revisiting the memory, answers to questions in the social connection and self-care modules including assessment of, for example, sleep pattern, eating habits, and exercise habits. The Messy Memories app will also collect data on how frequently and for how long each participant uses the app. Each response will trigger a prompt within the app, and will be recorded with a timestamp (date and time) to indicate when the participant provided a particular response. For all participants, self-report measures will be collected at weeks 4, 8, 12, and 16.
Group II: Treatment as usual (TAU) GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects will not receive any study treatments or have access to the app but may seek standard treatment if they choose, in addition to completing self-report measures. For 8 weeks, TAU group will participate in the study under treatment as usual. For weeks 9-16, the TAU group will then switch and have full access to the Messy Memories App to review and use for a limited amount of time. Subjects will download and have access to the Messy Memories application in addition to completing self-report measures electronically at pre-determined time points. While the subject uses the app, the participant will input information related to their mood over the past few days, their level of distress before and after the memory processing, answers to questions about revisiting the memory, answers to questions in the social connection and self-care modules including assessment of, for example, sleep pattern, eating habits, and exercise habits.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Emory UniversityLead Sponsor
1,628 Previous Clinical Trials
2,560,965 Total Patients Enrolled
2 Trials studying Mental Health
700 Patients Enrolled for Mental Health
Sheila A.M. Rauch, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorEmory University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
120 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

To what extent is the cohort size of this research endeavor expanding?

"Affirmative. Information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov suggests that this experiment, first posted on April 27th 2022, is still searching for participants. It aims to enlist 150 individuals from a single medical site."

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Does this research protocol impose an age limit of 85 years or younger?

"Participants of this medical trial must be older than 18 years and younger than 89."

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Does this clinical research initiative currently have any open slots?

"The clinicaltrials.gov page indicates that this trial is actively enrolling candidates, having first been posted on April 27th 2022 and revised as recently as May 2nd of the same year."

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Are my characteristics compatible with the parameters of this medical experiment?

"This investigation requires 150 human subjects, aged 18 to 89, with a mental health diagnosis. Eligibility is further restricted to male and female frontline healthcare workers at Emory Healthcare/University who are aware of their obligations in the trial as well as its associated risks."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
Maryland
Georgia
How old are they?
18 - 65
What site did they apply to?
12 Executive Park
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria

Why did patients apply to this trial?

What questions have other patients asked about this trial?

When will I receive follow-up about the messy memories app?
PatientReceived no prior treatments
~41 spots leftby Dec 2024