This study aims to evaluate a technology-based treatment support system for patients undergoing the treatment of depression. The investigators will explore the usefulness of the technology-based treatment support system as an adjunct to psychotherapy for depression.
This study aims to evaluate a technology-based treatment support system "mConnect" for patients undergoing the treatment of depression. This system will be evaluated by conducting a randomized controlled trial where patients will either receive the mConnect mobile app or treatment as usual.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
The mobile app "mConnect" is an app designed to facilitate psychotherapy for depression and includes mood tracking, goal setting, and communication
Amita Health
Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Retention
Number of completed sessions
Time frame: 8 weeks
Adherence
The use of the mobile app. This data will be collected passively by the mobile app sending the following information to the secure server: the date and time the mobile app is launched, the date and time any information is entered into the mobile app, the content of any information entered into the mobile app, the date and time any lessons within the mobile app are read by the participant.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Satisfaction
Participant satisfaction with the mobile app will be assessed with a patient version of the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) that addresses engagement, functionality, aesthestics, information quality, and one subjective rating of the app as a whole.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Depression
Depression as measured by the PHQ-9
Time frame: 8 weeks
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