Evaluation of a Therapeutic Mobile App for Depression

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Depression

In brief

The purpose of this study is a preliminary evaluation of a gamified attention bias modification training (GAMBT) for reducing symptoms of depression and rumination. Individuals with elevated symptoms of depression will use the digital intervention over the course of 4 weeks. They will complete a brief (\~5 question) survey daily, as well as weekly assessments.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05601362

Run by

Christopher G. Beevers

People needed

110

Starts

2023-03-30

Expected to finish

2023-08-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• able and willing to provide informed consent;
• fluent in English;
• normal or corrected-to-normal vision
• moderate or greater depression symptoms (defined as greater than or equal to 10 on the PHQ-8);
• attention bias for negative stimuli (operationalized as greater than an average of 6500 ms of dwell time on sad faces in an attention bias task);
• stable psychiatric and neurological medication usage.
• access to a smartphone for downloading the app and a laptop or desktop computer to complete the weekly assessments

You may not qualify if…

• recent heavy alcohol use defined as a score of 2 or higher on the PDSQ
• past or present comorbidity of other serious mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, substance use disorder, bipolar disorder, etc.)
• previous experience with gamified attention bias modification app

Where it is running

• Mary Eileen McNamara — Austin, Texas, United States

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