NCT06294210: EWSSS

Supporting Secondary School Student Wellbeing Through a Mobile App and Wearable Biofeedback

Status unknown NA Last updated 5 March 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Mobile app and wrist-worn monitor in No Disease or Condition is Being Studied in 50 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

11 March 2024

Primary endpoint
1 June 2025

1 July 2025

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	na
Design	single group
Masking	none
Primary purpose	basic science
Enrollment	50
Start date	11 March 2024
Primary completion	1 June 2025
Estimated completion	1 July 2025

Drugs / interventions tested

• Mobile app and wrist-worn monitor

Conditions studied

• No Disease or Condition is Being Studied — all drugs for No Disease or Condition is Being Studied →
• Stress Psychological — all drugs for Stress Psychological →
• Overall Wellness — all drugs for Overall Wellness →

Sponsor

Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland

Who can join

Eligibility, any sex, with No Disease or Condition is Being Studied or Stress Psychological. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This study aims to investigate the effects of an app and wearable device on the wellbeing of secondary school students. The app will offer support for stress management, sleep improvement, and time management. Additionally, it will provide access to educational resources, text-based coaching, and biofeedback monitoring through the wearable device. The device, worn around the wrist, will measure heart rate variability as an indicator of stress response. Throughout the study, students will complete bi-monthly surveys on sleep, stress, and overall wellbeing. To assess the specific impact of each feature, the app features will be released incrementally over the course of a year. The intervention group, comprising students in their last two years of secondary school, will have access to the app and wearable device, while a control group within the same class will not use the system but will complete the same wellness surveys. Coaches on this platform will come from the Centre for Positive Health Sciences MSc in Positive Health Coaching as part of their continued training in coaching. Coaching will be asynchronous so that students can post questions at any time during the day, but coaches will respond within 24 hours, during office hours. It will be made clear that this is not a therapeutic service and will be directed to other resources for these services. Coaches will file an incident report if a risk arises from a message with participants. Participants will be given guidelines for the type of questions they can ask such as asking for advice for setting goals related to their digital habits and sleeping better. The study\'s findings will provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of the app and wearable device in enhancing student wellbeing leading up to their leaving certification exams.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Evaluation of Wellby, a Cocreated Mobile App and Wearable to Support Stress Management and Overall Well-Being: Mixed Methods Acceptability and Usability Study.
   Laiti J, Javadpour S, Mullen J, Conway C, et al · · 2026 · PMID 41955480 · DOI 10.2196/79381