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Behavioral Intervention

RRE App for Preventing Teen Depression

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Chieh Li, EdD
Research Sponsored by Northeastern University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 5-7 minutes
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial tests a mobile health app to promote wellbeing & reduce depression in Chinese American teens. Participants randomized to app or control & assessed at 3 time points for changes in outcomes. App users expected to have lower depression, higher wellbeing & greater improvements.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for Chinese American adolescents aged 14-18, who can read at a sixth-grade level or higher. It's not suitable for those with severe depression or anxiety needing more treatment than the app provides, or other mental disorders.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests if a mobile app called Relax, Reflect, and Empower (RRE) can improve psychological well-being and reduce depressive symptoms in participants compared to a control group receiving wellness check-in texts over three months.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves using an application designed to promote wellbeing, there are no direct physical side effects expected. However, users may experience varying emotional responses based on their engagement with the content.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~5-7 minutes
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 5-7 minutes for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9)
Secondary outcome measures
Coping self-efficacy scale (CSES)
Flourishing Scale

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Relax, Reflect, and Empower applicationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Participants in the RRE group will select an Avatar from a pool of 20 Avatars as their companion over the 3 months. The Avatar wellness check-in in the RRE group includes a daily brief check-in of 5-minute/day (4 days/week), and a weekly full wellness check-in of 15 minutes/week for 3 months. The daily brief check-in includes a wellbeing and mood check and a 3-minute relaxation meditation. The weekly full wellness check-in includes reflection activities in addition to the daily check-in activities.
Group II: Daily check-in text messagesActive Control1 Intervention
Participants will receive a wellness check-in text message 5 days/week [4 daily wellness check-in (2-3 minutes/day) +1 weekly wellness check-in (4-5 minutes/week)] for 3 months.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Northeastern UniversityLead Sponsor
87 Previous Clinical Trials
59,450 Total Patients Enrolled
3 Trials studying Depression
124 Patients Enrolled for Depression
Florida A&M UniversityOTHER
5 Previous Clinical Trials
4,475 Total Patients Enrolled
Florida State UniversityOTHER
198 Previous Clinical Trials
30,576 Total Patients Enrolled
5 Trials studying Depression
1,181 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Media Library

Relax, Reflect, Empower-RRE (Behavioral Intervention) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05921201 — N/A
Depression Research Study Groups: Daily check-in text messages, Relax, Reflect, and Empower application
Depression Clinical Trial 2023: Relax, Reflect, Empower-RRE Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05921201 — N/A
Relax, Reflect, Empower-RRE (Behavioral Intervention) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05921201 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Does this trial accept participants who are older than 25 years?

"This medical trial is seeking adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18. Clinicialtrials.gov lists 192 trials for minors, while 862 are available to those above the age of 65."

Answered by AI

Are there any available vacancies in this trial for participants?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research effort is no longer seeking participants, having been posted on August 1st 2023 and last updated June 26th 2023. There are still 1176 other trials actively recruiting though."

Answered by AI

Am I eligible to join this clinical trial?

"This clinical study is recruiting 110 adolescents between the ages of 14 and 18 with diagnosed depression as participants."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Preventing Depression of Chinese American Adolescents by RRE
Chieh Li 2023. "Preventing Depression of Chinese American Adolescents by RRE". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05921201.
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