Co-designing Adaptations of a Digital Mental Health Intervention (Wysa) for Adolescent Girls With Anxiety or Depression in Rural India
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Conditions studied: Anxiety, Depression in Adolescence, Anxiety Disorder of Adolescence
In brief
The goal of this study is to culturally and contextually adapt Wysa, an evidence-based AI-powered digital mental health intervention (DMHI), for adolescent girls (ages 13-18) with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. More specifically, the aims of this study are to (i) explore key barriers and facilitators to adoption, engagement, and usability of a digital mental health intervention (Wysa) in this setting, and to (ii) co-design contextually appropriate app adaptations and implementation strategies in collaboration with adolescent girls, their parents/guardians, and community stakeholders. At the end of this study, we would have co-developed a roadmap of potential adaptations to Wysa with implementation strategies to iteratively test and develop during the next phases of the study.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07595029
- Run by
- Wysa
- People needed
- 179
- Starts
- 2026-05-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-05-19
Who can join
Age: 13 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Sex: girls
- Marital status: Unmarried
- Are between 13-18 years of age
- Residing in the selected villages of Uttar Pradesh, India.
- Have elevated anxiety and/or depressive symptoms on the RCADS-25.
- Have access to a mobile phone (at least 1 mobile phone within the family).
- Provide assent/ consent to participate, along with guardian consent for minors.
- Adolescents Exclusion Criteria:
- Adolescent girls who have difficulties that would prevent them from actively participating in workshop activities (e.g. with memory or comprehension, indications of psychoses)
- Are currently or have been in the past a girl icon in the Milaan Foundation Girl Icon program
- PARENTS/GUARDIANS:
- Inclusion Criteria
- Are guardians or caregivers of a participating adolescent girl.
- Currently reside in Uttar Pradesh
- Provide informed consent to participate.
- Exclusion Criteria ● They have difficulties that would prevent them from actively participating in workshop activities (e.g. with memory or comprehension, indications of psychoses).
- COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS \& DECISION MAKERS
- Inclusion criteria
- Contribute to and influence local health related-decisions or services.
- Provide informed consent to participate.
- Exclusion Criteria ● Stakeholders who have difficulties that would prevent them from actively participating in workshop activities (e.g. with memory or comprehension, indications of psychoses)
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