Can a 10-Minute daily app boost teen mental health?
NCT ID NCT07700264
First seen Jul 14, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a mobile app called NEMO-I can help adolescents monitor and improve their emotional and cognitive health. The app offers seven brief, gamified activities—like facial expression imitation, singing, and mindfulness—that take about 10 minutes each day. Researchers will compare before-and-after assessments in 140 middle and high school students to see if the app reduces symptoms of depression and anxiety and improves attention and thinking skills.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NEMO-I (Neuro-cognitive Emotion Monitoring-Intervention), a gamified mobile application with brief psychological activities
- What this could lead to
- If effective, NEMO-I could provide a convenient, low-cost digital tool to help adolescents manage stress, anxiety, and mood in everyday life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage validation study with 140 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The app relies on self-reported use and may not work for everyone.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 140 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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12 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Middle or high school students currently enrolled in school * Using an Android-based smartphone * Voluntary agreement to participate, with consent from a legal guardian Exclusion Criteria: * Borderline intellectual functioning or intellectual disability (IQ below 80) * Visual or hearing impairment * Prior diagnosis of intellectual, visual, or hearing impairment
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seoul Women's University
Seoul, Seoul, 01797, South Korea
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