CopeSmart: Using Mobile Technology to Promote Positive Mental Health in Young People

July 8, 2015 updated by: Rachel Kenny, University College Dublin
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a mental health mobile app (CopeSmart) in promoting positive mental health through emotional self-awareness in adolescents. Participants will be recruited from second-level schools in Ireland. Schools will be randomly assigned to the intervention or control condition. Participants in the intervention condition will use CopeSmart for a four week period. Those in the control condition will not use any mental health app.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

387

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Ireland
      • Dublin, Ireland
        • University College Dublin

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 19 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Must be between 14 and 19 years
  • Must be enrolled in second-level education
  • Must have access to an iPhone, iTouch or Android mobile device
  • Must obtain signed parental consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

- No parental consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
Experimental: CopeSmart
Device: CopeSmart
Participants will use the CopeSmart app at least once per day for four weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Changes in levels of emotional self-awareness measured by the Emotional Self-Awareness Scale
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Changes in frequency of use of positive coping strategies measured by the Coping Strategies Inventory
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Changes in levels of well-being measured by the WHO-5 Well-Being Index
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Changes in help-seeking behaviour measured by the General Help-Seeking Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Changes in levels of emotional distress measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale
Time Frame: Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)
Baseline (pre-test), 4 weeks later (post-test) and 8-10 weeks later (follow up)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University College Dublin

Collaborators

Irish Research Council

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Rachel E Kenny, M.Psych.Sc., University College Dublin

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 7, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 10, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

October 16, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 10, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 8, 2015

Last Verified

July 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • GOIPG/2013/450

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