TerminatedNot Applicable

Mental Health App for Cancer Survivors Study

Stopped: App developer is no longer in business

United States1 participantsStarted 2025-07-08

Plain-language summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to adapt a mental health digital app to treat depression among head and neck cancer patients and survivors. Participants will download and use the digital mental health app for a 6-week period, and will complete related surveys.

Who can participate

Age range22 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * History of HNC confirmed by histopathologic diagnosis. The signed report must be available on electronic health record (EHR) for participants who received treatment or follow-up at University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center (UWCCC). Alternatively, participants must have a printed signed report if received treatment out of UWCCC * Age greater than or equal to 22 years at the time of consent * Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score ≥ 5 and ≤ 19 (moderate and severely moderate depression) * Willing to comply with all study procedures and be available for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to read and speak English. * Utilization of prescription medicine for depression. * Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score of greater than or equal to 20 (severe depression) * Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score greater than or equal to 1 on the suicidal question (question 9) * Pregnant people

What they're measuring

Feasibility: Screening to enrollment ratio

Timeframe: baseline

Feasibility: Measured by Retention rate

Timeframe: up to 20 weeks

Feasibility: IONA Mind app Utilization in Minutes

Timeframe: up to 20 weeks

Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Timeframe: baseline, weekly during intervention from weeks 1 through 6, 1-month post intervention, 3-month post intervention (up to 20 weeks in total)

Satisfaction Measured by System Usability Scale

Timeframe: 2 weeks post-intervention (up to 8 weeks on study)

Qualitative Measure of Acceptability

Timeframe: 2 weeks post-intervention (up to 8 weeks on study)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06472726

SponsorUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-09

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Who can participate

Age range22 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

What they're measuring

Feasibility: Screening to enrollment ratio

Timeframe: baseline

Feasibility: Measured by Retention rate

Timeframe: up to 20 weeks

Feasibility: IONA Mind app Utilization in Minutes

Timeframe: up to 20 weeks

Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Timeframe: baseline, weekly during intervention from weeks 1 through 6, 1-month post intervention, 3-month post intervention (up to 20 weeks in total)

Satisfaction Measured by System Usability Scale

Timeframe: 2 weeks post-intervention (up to 8 weeks on study)

Qualitative Measure of Acceptability

Timeframe: 2 weeks post-intervention (up to 8 weeks on study)