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NCT05865834
Improvement of Mental Health in Adolescents Using E-health Interventions
NA trial testing A smartphone application in Mental Disorder in Adolescence in 200 participants. Status unknown.
31 October 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Aga Khan University |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Status unknown |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 200 |
| Start date | 1 August 2023 |
| Primary completion | 31 October 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 15 November 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across Pakistan |
Drugs / interventions tested
- A smartphone application
- Pictorial educational leaflets
Conditions studied
- Mental Disorder in Adolescence — all drugs for Mental Disorder in Adolescence →
- Depression in Adolescence — all drugs for Depression in Adolescence →
- Anxiety Disorders — all drugs for Anxiety Disorders →
Sponsor
Aga Khan University
Who can join
Adults 12 to 18, any sex, with Mental Disorder in Adolescence or Depression in Adolescence. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
the goal of this cluster randomized controlled trial is to assess the effectiveness of smartphone application in reducing the symptoms of Anxiety and depression among adolescents. The main objectives of this trial are: 1. Primary Objective To develop a smart phone application for reduction in depressive and anxiety symptoms in Pakistani adolescents aged 12-18 years 2. Secondary Objectives * To determine the effectiveness of a smart phone application in reduction of anxiety symptoms in Pakistani adolescents aged 12-18 years via a randomized controlled trial * To determine the effectiveness of a smart phone application in reduction of depressive symptoms in Pakistani adolescents aged 12-18 years via a randomized controlled trial * To determine the effectiveness of a smart phone application in improvements of well-being of Pakistani adolescents aged 12-18 years via a randomized controlled trial the randomization will occur at the school level for the intervention group and control group. Students in the intervention group will receive the access to a smartphone application designed to improve the mental health of adolescents, they will be briefed on how to use the application and its advantages. while the students in the control group will receive self-reading pictorial educational leaflets related to mental health improvement. the researcher will conduct the assessment of depression, anxiety and mental wellbeing using PHQ-A, GAD-7 and WHO-5 at baseline, 1 month and at 3 months to compare if the smartphone application is effective in reducing the symptoms of depression and anxiety of adolescents and overall improvement in the mental wellbeing.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Effectiveness of e-health intervention using smart phone app to reduce anxiety & depressive symptoms among adolescents: A cluster randomized controlled trial. (Study Protocol- NCT05865834)
Rozi S, Jamal W, Alladin N, Peerwani G, et al · · 2023 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3219796/v1
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05865834 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Aga Khan University
- Last refreshed: 19 May 2023
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