Promoting mental health and wellbeing among post-secondary students with the JoyPop™ app: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

IF 2 4区 医学 Q3 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL
Trials Pub Date : 2024-09-02 DOI:10.1186/s13063-024-08424-y
Angela MacIsaac, Vamika Mann, Elaine Toombs, Fred Schmidt, Janine V Olthuis, Sherry H Stewart, Amanda Newton, Arto Ohinmaa, Aislin R Mushquash
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Abstract

Background: Technology use may be one strategy to promote mental health and wellbeing among young adults in post-secondary education settings experiencing increasing distress and mental health difficulties. The JoyPop™ app is mobile mental health tool with a growing evidence base. The objectives of this research are to (1) evaluate the effectiveness of the JoyPop™ app in improving emotion regulation skills (primary outcome), as well as mental health, wellbeing, and resilience (secondary outcomes); (2) evaluate sustained app use once users are no longer reminded and determine whether sustained use is associated with maintained improvements in primary and secondary outcomes; (3) determine whether those in the intervention condition have lower mental health service usage and associated costs compared to those in the control condition; and (4) assess users' perspectives on the quality of the JoyPop™ app.

Methods: A pragmatic, parallel arm randomized controlled trial will be used. Participants will be randomly allocated using stratified block randomization in a 1:1 ratio to the intervention (JoyPop™) or control (no intervention) condition. Participants allocated to the intervention condition will be asked to use the JoyPop™ app at least twice daily for 4 weeks. Participants will complete outcome measures at four assessment time-points (first [baseline], second [after 2 weeks], third [after 4 weeks], fourth [after 8 weeks; follow-up]). Participants in the control condition will be offered access to the app after the fourth assessment time-point.

Discussion: Results will determine the effectiveness of the JoyPop™ app for promoting mental health and wellbeing among post-secondary students. If effective, this may encourage more widespread adoption of the JoyPop™ app by post-secondary institutions as part of their response to student mental health needs.

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06154369 . Registered on November 23, 2023.

利用 JoyPop™ 应用程序促进大专学生的心理健康和幸福感:随机对照试验研究方案。
背景:在中学后教育环境中,年轻人面临越来越多的困扰和心理健康困难,使用技术可能是促进他们心理健康和幸福的一种策略。JoyPop™ 应用程序是一种移动心理健康工具,其证据基础不断扩大。本研究的目标是:(1) 评估 JoyPop™ 应用程序在提高情绪调节技能(主要结果)以及心理健康、幸福感和复原力(次要结果)方面的有效性;(2) 评估用户不再被提醒后持续使用应用程序的情况,并确定持续使用是否与主要结果和次要结果的持续改善有关;(3) 确定与对照组相比,干预组的心理健康服务使用率和相关费用是否更低;以及 (4) 评估用户对 JoyPop™ 应用程序质量的看法。研究方法将采用务实的平行臂随机对照试验。参与者将按 1:1 的比例随机分配到干预(JoyPop™)或对照(无干预)条件下。被分配到干预条件下的参与者将被要求在 4 周内每天至少使用两次 JoyPop™ 应用程序。参与者将在四个评估时间点(第一个[基线]、第二个[2 周后]、第三个[4 周后]、第四个[8 周后;随访])完成结果测量。对照组的参与者将在第四个评估时间点后使用该应用程序:讨论:评估结果将确定 JoyPop™ 应用程序在促进大专学生心理健康和幸福感方面的有效性。如果有效,这将鼓励大专院校更广泛地采用 JoyPop™ 应用程序来满足学生的心理健康需求:试验注册:ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06154369 。注册日期:2023 年 11 月 23 日。
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Trials
Trials 医学-医学:研究与实验
CiteScore
3.80
自引率
4.00%
发文量
966
审稿时长
6 months
期刊介绍: Trials is an open access, peer-reviewed, online journal that will encompass all aspects of the performance and findings of randomized controlled trials. Trials will experiment with, and then refine, innovative approaches to improving communication about trials. We are keen to move beyond publishing traditional trial results articles (although these will be included). We believe this represents an exciting opportunity to advance the science and reporting of trials. Prior to 2006, Trials was published as Current Controlled Trials in Cardiovascular Medicine (CCTCVM). All published CCTCVM articles are available via the Trials website and citations to CCTCVM article URLs will continue to be supported.
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