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JoyPop App + Usual Care for Mental Health in Indigenous Youth

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Aislin R Mushquash, Ph.D.

Research Sponsored by Lakehead University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up grc will be administered to the intervention group after 2 weeks (mid) and 4 weeks (post)

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will study if providing Indigenous youth in NW Ontario with an emotion-regulating app while they wait for mental health services can help reduce distress and improve outcomes.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for Indigenous youth aged 12-17 in Northwestern Ontario who are on the wait-list for mental health services at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care. Participants must be able to attend an orientation and need access to an iOS device, which can be provided.

What is being tested?

The trial is testing a mobile app called JoyPop, designed to help with emotion regulation, against usual practices while waiting for mental health services. It's a two-arm randomized controlled trial assessing the app's effectiveness.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves using a mental health app, there may not be traditional side effects; however, potential issues could include increased screen time or reliance on the app for emotional support.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ depression anxiety and stress scale 21 will be administered at baseline (pre), after 2 weeks (mid), and after 4 weeks (post)

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~depression anxiety and stress scale 21 will be administered at baseline (pre), after 2 weeks (mid), and after 4 weeks (post)

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and depression anxiety and stress scale 21 will be administered at baseline (pre), after 2 weeks (mid), and after 4 weeks (post) for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in emotion regulation (awareness)

Change in emotion regulation (clarity)

Change in emotion regulation (goals)

+4 more

Secondary study objectives

Change in anxious symptoms

Change in depressive symptoms

Change in psychological distress

+8 more

Other study objectives

App quality (aesthetics)

App quality (engagement)

App quality (functionality)

+6 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Usual Practice + JoyPopExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will be monitored through the existing wait-list practices, which involve regular phone calls to check in and assess functioning, and will receive access to the JoyPop app for 4 weeks.

Group II: Usual PracticeActive Control1 Intervention

Participants will be monitored through existing wait-list practices which involve regular phone calls to check in and assess functioning. After 4 weeks in the Usual Practice condition, participants will be offered access to the JoyPop app.

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