Mobile Phone Sensing and Outreach as Adjuncts to Internet-Based Behavioral Intervention for Depression
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01107041 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : April 20, 2010
Last Update Posted : March 24, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Depression | Behavioral: Mobilyze! | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 2010 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | This study is collecting phone sensor data and ecological momentary assessment data to try to develop algorithms that can passively detect behavioral patterns in participants |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Other |
Official Title: | Technology Assisted Intervention for the Treatment and Prevention of Depression |
Study Start Date : | December 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Mobilyze! |
Behavioral: Mobilyze!
Mobilyze! delivers behavioral intervention for depression via a mobile phone, interactive website, and e-mail. |
- Depression, as assessed the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 2-6 ]
- Positive Affect (PANAS - Positive Affect Scale) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 2-6 ]
- Anxiety (GAD-7) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Weeks 2-6 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 19 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- PHQ-9 score 10 or higher
- Has an e-mail account, computer, and broadband access to the Internet
- Familiarity with mobile phones and is within a cellular network range the majority of the day.
- Is able to speak and read English.
- Is at least 19 years of age.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Hearing or voice impairment preventing participation in psychotherapy.
- Visual impairment that would prevent use of the website, mobile phone application, and assessment materials.
- Has any psychiatric condition for which participation in a clinical trial of psychotherapy may be either inappropriate or dangerous (e.g., psychotic disorders, bipolar disorders, dissociative disorders, etc.).
- Planning to be out of town or unavailable for intervention for 1 or more weeks during the scheduled study participation.
- Exhibits severe suicidality, including ideation, plan, and intent.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01107041
United States, Illinois | |
Northwestern University | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611 |
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Responsible Party: | David Mohr, Director, Center for Behavioral Intervention Technologies; Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Northwestern University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01107041 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
P20MH090318 STU00021825 P20MH090318 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | April 20, 2010 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 24, 2017 |
Last Verified: | October 2015 |
Depression Technology Assisted Mobile Phone |
Depression Depressive Disorder Behavioral Symptoms Mood Disorders Mental Disorders |