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Behavioral Intervention

JoyPop App for Mental Health in Students

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Research Sponsored by Lakehead University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Between 18-25 years old

Be between 18 and 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up service utilization measure will be administered at baseline (pre), after two weeks (mid), after four weeks (post), and after 8 weeks (follow up)

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Study Summary

This trial will assess how the JoyPop app can help post-secondary students improve their mental health, wellbeing, and resilience.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for post-secondary students aged 18-25 who speak and read English fluently. Participants must attend an orientation and need access to an iOS device to download the JoyPop app, which may be provided if they don't have one.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The effectiveness of the JoyPop mobile app in improving emotion regulation among students is being tested against no intervention using a randomized controlled trial design. The study also looks at mental health, wellbeing, resilience, cost-effectiveness, and user satisfaction with the app.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves a mobile mental health app designed to help with emotion regulation and stress management without any pharmaceutical interventions, there are no direct physical side effects expected from using the JoyPop app.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 18 and 25 years old.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ difficulties in emotion regulation scale - short form will be administered at baseline (pre), after 2 weeks (mid), after 4 weeks (post) and after 8 weeks (follow up)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~difficulties in emotion regulation scale - short form will be administered at baseline (pre), after 2 weeks (mid), after 4 weeks (post) and after 8 weeks (follow up)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and difficulties in emotion regulation scale - short form will be administered at baseline (pre), after 2 weeks (mid), after 4 weeks (post) and after 8 weeks (follow up) 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 emotion regulation (awareness)

Change in emotion regulation (clarity)

Change in emotion regulation (goals)

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Secondary outcome measures

Change in anxious symptoms

Change in depressive symptoms

Change in mental health symptoms

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Other outcome measures

App quality (aesthetics)

App quality (engagement)

App quality (functionality)

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: JoyPopExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive access to the Joypop app for 8 weeks.

Group II: No InterventionActive Control1 Intervention

No intervention will be offered. After 8 weeks in the control condition, participants will be offered access to the JoyPop app.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Lakehead UniversityLead Sponsor

24 Previous Clinical Trials

3,873 Total Patients Enrolled

4 Trials studying Anxiety

440 Patients Enrolled for Anxiety

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Does my profile meet the criteria for participating in this experiment?

"Eligible applicants for this medical research must possess emotion regulation skills and be aged between 18-25. At present, the clinical trial is accepting 120 participants."

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Are participants still welcome to join this research program?

"Affirmative, the trial is still open for enrollment. The clinical study was first uploaded on November 22nd 2023 and has since been revised once; it seeks to enrol 120 individuals over a single location."

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Do you have any information on whether this trial is accepting participants aged 85 and above?

"This study requires that potential participants must be between 18 and 25 years old, as indicated by the eligibility criteria."

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How many individuals have signed up for this research project?

"Affirmative, the information on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this investigation is currently enrolling participants. The trial was initially launched on November 22nd 2023 and underwent its final update a day later. Altogether, 120 patients are required to be recruited from 1 medical location."

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What is the aim of this trial?

"This study will measure the alterations of emotion regulation over a 2-month period using the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - Short Form. The primary aims are to evaluate changes in overall emotional regulation, along with psychological distress, depressive symptoms, and anxious symptom scores as measured by the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale 21 (DASS21). DASS21 total scores range from 0 to 63; higher numbers indicate more severe levels of distress. Subscale scores for depression and anxiety also differ between 0-21; greater values reflect increased severity."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App With Post-Secondary Students

Aislin Mushquash 2023. "JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App With Post-Secondary Students". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06154369.