Mobile Health Program for Mental Illness

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Recruiting

Led By Dror Ben Zeev, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Washington

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Chart diagnosis of a serious mental illness (i.e., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder)

18 years of age or older

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 3-months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to see if using a digital training platform can help improve the effectiveness of a mental health system called FOCUS in people with serious mental illness. Participants will use a smartphone app called FOCUS

Who is the study for?

This trial is for English-speaking adults (18+) with a serious mental illness like schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or major depressive disorder. Participants must have access to a smartphone that supports the FOCUS app.

What is being tested?

The study tests if clinicians trained via a digital platform can effectively use the FOCUS mobile health system to help people with serious mental illnesses. It checks if patients achieve outcomes similar to past studies when using this tech-assisted method.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves a mobile application and coaching rather than medication, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience discomfort or stress related to technology use or discussing their condition.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness.

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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 3-months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~3-months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 3-months 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 auditory verbal hallucinations

Change in depressive symptoms

Change in perceived quality of life

+4 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

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

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: FOCUS participantsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

FOCUS is a smartphone application system designed to improve illness self-management and facilitate recovery in individuals with serious mental illness. It delivers both system initiated (i.e. pre-programmed) and patient initiated (i.e. on demand) real-time assessment to individuals in their own environment.

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