CREST: Samphire Guided Care Program on Wellbeing, Work Productivity, and Quality of Life (CREST)
A 12-Week Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating the Efficacy of the Samphire Guided Care Program on Wellbeing, Work Productivity, and Quality of Life in Individuals With Menstrual and Pelvic Health Conditions
This study evaluates the feasibility and efficacy of the Samphire Guided Care (SGC) program
- a 12-week structured digital health program combining clinician-led onboarding, at-home neuromodulation using the Lutea tDCS device, neuromodulation coach support, and app-based symptom tracking - on work productivity, employee wellbeing, and quality of life in individuals experiencing mood and cognitive symptoms associated with menstruation, perimenopause, or menopause.
Přehled studie
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Detailní popis
The CREST study is a prospective, observational, two-group cohort study conducted in a fully decentralized, at-home format. No randomization, blinding, or placebo comparator is employed.
All enrolled participants receive access to the full SGC program, which includes: a clinician-led eligibility assessment at onboarding conducted by a third-party women's health clinician; at-home transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) using the Lutea consumer wellness device (for eligible participants who opt in); ongoing support from a Samphire neuromodulation coach; and app-based symptom tracking via the Alethios digital research platform.
Participants are prospectively allocated to one of two groups based on neuromodulation eligibility, device uptake, and adherence: Group A (neuromodulation cohort, target n=35) comprises participants assessed as eligible who accept the device and complete at least 30% of recommended sessions across the 12-week program; Group B (comparison cohort, target n=15) comprises participants who either decline the device or complete fewer than 30% of sessions.
Group allocation is determined retrospectively at Week 12 based on automated device usage logs. Both groups complete identical assessment schedules.
Primary outcomes are work productivity (WPAI subscales) and employee wellbeing (EQ-5D-5L).
Secondary outcomes include PHQ-9, GAD-7, ISI, WPAI, PSST, and BrainHQ cognitive assessment.
Exploratory outcomes include pain NRS, PGIC, NPS, HCRU, optional wearable physiological data, and clinician-rated CGI-S and CGI-I.
All study activities are conducted remotely via the Alethios digital research platform and Samphire mobile application. Electronic informed consent is obtained prior to any study-related data collection.
Typ studie
Typ studie
Zápis (Odhadovaný)
Zápis
Kontakty a umístění
Studijní kontakt
Studijní kontakt
- Jméno: Nirav Shah, MD, MPH
- Telefonní číslo: 6267201547
- E-mail: nirav@investigator.alethios.com
Studijní záloha kontaktů
- Jméno: Zeenia Framroze
- E-mail: support@alethios.com
Studijní místa
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California
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San Francisco, California, Spojené státy, 94105
- Nábor
- Alethios Digital Research Platform (Decentralized)
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Vrchní vyšetřovatel:
- Nirav Shah, MD, MPH
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Kontakt:
- Zeenia Framroze
- E-mail: support@alethios.com
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Kritéria účasti
Kritéria způsobilosti
Kritéria způsobilosti
Věk způsobilý ke studiu
- Dospělý
- Starší dospělý
Přijímá zdravé dobrovolníky
Metoda odběru vzorků
Studijní populace
Popis
Inclusion Criteria:
- Self-identified female, aged 18-65 years at the time of enrollment
- Basic English literacy
- Able and willing to provide informed consent electronically
- Residing in the United States
- Reporting mood or cognitive symptoms associated with menstruation, perimenopause, or menopause (must endorse a minimum of three of the following: irritability, emotional dysregulation, brain fog, fatigue, reduced concentration, sleep disruption, or low mood)
- Symptoms present for at least 3 months and sufficiently severe to interfere with daily functioning, work performance, quality of life, or interpersonal relationships
- Currently in full-time employment with medical benefits as part of compensation package
- Access to a smartphone with internet access compatible with the Samphire mobile application
- Able to safely operate the study device in the home environment
- Willing to complete baseline, mid-program, and end-of-program questionnaires and engage with the 12-week guided care program
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or actively planning pregnancy during the study period
- History of epilepsy or seizure disorder
- Severe or unstable neurological disease that, in the opinion of the study team, may increase risk or interfere with participation
- Implanted electronic or metal devices in the head, neck, or brain region contraindicated for tDCS use
- Active scalp lesions, open wounds, or dermatologic conditions at electrode sites that may interfere with safe device use
- Current diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or other severe psychiatric condition that would make participation inappropriate, as determined by screening
- Active suicidal ideation, recent suicidal behavior, or clinically significant self-injurious behavior, as determined by participant self-report during screening
- Inability to provide informed consent or safely use the device in the home environment
- Current participation in another interventional neurotechnology or drug study
Studijní plán
Jak je studie koncipována?
Detaily designu
Počet skupin / kohort
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Group A - Neuromodulation Cohort
Participants assessed as eligible for neuromodulation at the clinician onboarding consultation who accept the Lutea device and complete at least 30% of recommended tDCS sessions across the 12-week program.
Group A participants receive the full SGC program including clinician consultation, Lutea device, neuromodulation coach support, and app-based symptom tracking.
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The Lutea device (Samphire Group, Inc.) is an FCC-registered consumer wellness wearable that delivers low-intensity transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) targeting the primary motor cortex (M1) and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC).
Sessions are 20 minutes in duration at a recommended frequency of multiple sessions per week, self- administered at home.
The device does not meet the FDA's statutory definition of a medical device; it is intended for general wellness purposes and is not cleared or approved for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of any disease.
Ostatní jména:
A 12-week structured digital health program comprising: clinician-led neuromodulation eligibility assessment and care pathway assignment at onboarding; ongoing neuromodulation coach support; and app-based daily symptom tracking via the Alethios digital research platform.
All participants in both groups receive this program component.
Ostatní jména:
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Group B - Comparison Cohort
Participants who either decline the Lutea device following the clinician consultation, or who accept the device but complete fewer than 30% of recommended sessions across the 12-week program.
Group B participants receive the same SGC program components as Group A excluding substantive neuromodulation engagement.
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A 12-week structured digital health program comprising: clinician-led neuromodulation eligibility assessment and care pathway assignment at onboarding; ongoing neuromodulation coach support; and app-based daily symptom tracking via the Alethios digital research platform.
All participants in both groups receive this program component.
Ostatní jména:
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Co je měření studie?
Primární výstupní opatření
Primární výstupní opatření
Měření výsledku |
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Časové okno |
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Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) - Overall Work Impairment
Časové okno: Baseline to Week 12
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Within-participant change in WPAI Overall Work Impairment subscale score from baseline to end of program.
Scores range from 0 to 100%, with higher scores indicating greater impairment.
A reduction of 7 percentage points or more is considered clinically meaningful.
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Baseline to Week 12
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EQ-5D-5L Utility Index Score
Časové okno: Baseline to Week 12
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Within-participant change in EQ-5D-5L utility index score from baseline to end of program. Scores range from 0 to 1, with higher scores indicating better health-related quality of life. A change of 0.07 utility units or more is considered clinically meaningful. |
Baseline to Week 12
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Sekundární výstupní opatření
Sekundární výstupní opatření
Měření výsledku |
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Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)
Časové okno: Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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Within-participant change in PHQ-9 total score.
Range 0-27; higher scores indicate greater depressive symptom severity.
MCID: 5 points.
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Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7)
Časové okno: Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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Within-participant change in GAD-7 total score.
Range 0-21; higher scores indicate greater anxiety symptom severity.
MCID: 4 points.
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Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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Insomnia Severity Index (ISI)
Časové okno: Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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Within-participant change in ISI total score.
Range 0-28; higher scores indicate greater insomnia severity.
MCID: 6 points.
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Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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WPAI Absenteeism, Presenteeism, and Activity Impairment Subscales
Časové okno: Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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Within-participant change in WPAI subscale scores for absenteeism (work time missed), presenteeism (impairment while working), and activity impairment (impairment in daily activities).
All subscales scored 0-100%; higher scores indicate greater impairment.
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Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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Premenstrual Symptoms Screening Tool (PSST)
Časové okno: Baseline to Week 12
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Within-participant change in PSST total score across 19 symptom items and 5 functional impact items.
Items rated 1-4 (Not at all to Severe); higher scores indicate greater premenstrual symptom burden.
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Baseline to Week 12
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BrainHQ Cognitive Assessment
Časové okno: Baseline to Week 12
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Within-participant change in BrainHQ composite cognitive performance score from baseline to end of program.
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Baseline to Week 12
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Healthcare Resource Utilization (HCRU)
Časové okno: Baseline to Week 12
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Within-participant change in self-reported healthcare contacts (ER visits, specialist consultations, primary care visits, prescription medication changes) related to hormonal health symptoms, assessed using a study-specific questionnaire adapted from MEPS items.
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Baseline to Week 12
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Další výstupní opatření
Další výstupní opatření
Měření výsledku |
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Časové okno |
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Pain Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
Časové okno: Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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Within-participant change in average pelvic or menstrual pain over the past 7 days. Scored 0-10; higher scores indicate greater pain severity. MCID: 2 points. Exploratory outcome. |
Baseline, Week 6, Week 12
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Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)
Časové okno: Week 12
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Participant-rated overall impression of change in hormonal health symptoms since study start.
7-point scale from Very much improved (1) to Very much worse (7).
Exploratory.
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Week 12
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Net Promoter Score (NPS)
Časové okno: Week 12, Week 24
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Participant likelihood to recommend the SGC program.
Scored 0-10.
Exploratory engagement metric for employer-facing reporting.
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Week 12, Week 24
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Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S)
Časové okno: Baseline
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Clinician-rated impression of overall symptom severity at onboarding consultation. 7-point scale. Administered by contracted women's health clinician. Exploratory. |
Baseline
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Clinical Global Impression of Improvement (CGI-I)
Časové okno: Week 12
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Clinician-rated impression of overall symptom improvement from baseline to end of program. 7-point scale. Administered by contracted women's health clinician. Exploratory. |
Week 12
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Spolupracovníci a vyšetřovatelé
Sponzor
Sponzor
Vyšetřovatelé
Vyšetřovatelé
- Vrchní vyšetřovatel: Nirav Shah, MD, MPH, Samphire Group, Inc.
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Další relevantní podmínky MeSH
- Urogenitální onemocnění
- Onemocnění genitálií
- Bolest
- Neurologické projevy
- Duševní poruchy
- Patologické procesy
- Ženské urogenitální onemocnění
- Ženské urogenitální onemocnění a těhotenské komplikace
- Symptomy chování
- Onemocnění pohlavních orgánů, ženy
- Poruchy nálady
- Deprese
- Poruchy menstruace
- Únava
- Patologické stavy, příznaky a symptomy
- Chování
- Příznaky a symptomy
- Endometrióza
- Pánevní bolest
- Předmenstruační syndrom
- Duševní únava
- Dysmenorea
- Premenstruační dysforická porucha
- Terapeutika
- Disciplíny a činnosti chování
- Elektrická stimulační terapie
- Kvisulská terapie
- Psychiatrické somatické terapie
- Electroshock
- Psychologické techniky
- Transkraniální stimulace přímého proudu
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