Meru Health Ascend Mobile Intervention for Depression in Middle Aged and Older Adults

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Depression, Depressive Symptoms

In brief

Using technology to deliver depression interventions is one way could alleviate the public health burden of depression. The study is testing a mobile app intervention program for depression that uses cognitive behavioral skills and mindfulness. This study seeks to obtain feedback on the intervention and refine the intervention and then test the intervention in a larger study. The mobile app intervention called the Meru Health Ascend program consists of the app and therapist support via messaging within the app.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03652948

Run by

Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research

People needed

70

Starts

2018-07-12

Expected to finish

2021-01-15

Last updated by the study team

2021-03-10

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Owns a smart phone, resides in California, PHQ-9 score greater than or equal to 10, stable dose of medication (if taking psychotropic), able to read and understand English.

You may not qualify if…

• Psychotic disorder, possible cognitive impairment, evidence of problematic drinking behavior, active suicide ideation with a plan, active psychological treatment, bipolar disorder (study 2 only)

Where it is running

• VA Palo Alto Health Care System — Palo Alto, California, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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