Mobile Thinking Intervention: A Inital Test

June 25, 2026 updated by: Lauren Luther, University of Alabama at Birmingham

A Mobile Intervention to Enhance Your Mood: A Test of the Acceptability and Efficacy

This study will test the inital efficacy of a brief mobile intervention targeting biased thinking.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

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 Contact

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Alabama
      • Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35223-1517
        • University of Alabama at Birmingham
        • Contact:

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia or related psychotic disorder OR
  • Identified as being at clinical high risk for psychosis in symptom interviews

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Recent changes in mental health treatment in past month or two months if on depot

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Mobile Intervention to Target Biased Thinking
Behavioral: Mobile Intervention for Biased Thinking
This intervention will be delivered via a mobile application.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Defeatist Beliefs Scale - 15
Time Frame: Measured at Baseline and post intervention (6 weeks)
Measure of Defeatist Performance Beliefs
Measured at Baseline and post intervention (6 weeks)
Brief Negative Symptoms Scale
Time Frame: Measured at Baseline and post intervention (6 weeks)
Measure of negative symptoms
Measured at Baseline and post intervention (6 weeks)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

August 1, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2028

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 27, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 27, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

April 3, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 29, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 25, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB-300013893
  • Internal Award (Other Grant/Funding Number: University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

Will be shared upon reasonable request

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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