The study aimed to examine the feasibility, usability, user satisfaction, safety, and preliminary efficacy of a smartphone application intervention for young adults with subthreshold depression.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DEVICE_FEASIBILITY
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
22
The participants use SPSRS to watch the motion picture for at least 10 min a day for 5 weeks.
Kibi International University
Takahashi, Okayama-ken, Japan
Feasibility, as measured by adherence to the smartphone application intervention.
Adherence is calculated as the number of minutes in a week for which the participant uses the SPSRS application divided by the recommended weekly duration (70 min).
Time frame: 5 weeks after initiating the intervention
Usability and user satisfaction
USE Questionnaire
Time frame: 5 weeks after initiating the intervention
Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview.
Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview
Time frame: baseline and 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention
Depressive symptoms
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale score
Time frame: baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention
Inflammatory biomarker
Level of salivary interleukin-6
Time frame: baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention
General self-efficacy
General Self-Efficacy Scale score
Time frame: baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention
Social anxiety
Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale score
Time frame: baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention
Mental health
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12-item General Health Questionnaire score
Time frame: baseline and 5 weeks after initiating the intervention