Can your phone cure the blues? new app tested as depression therapy

NCT ID NCT05554289

Summary

This study tested whether a smartphone app could help people with mild-to-moderate depression. 315 adults used the app, which provided short daily therapy sessions, for 8 weeks. Researchers compared the app to a placebo version to see if it safely reduced depression symptoms and improved daily function.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Chengdu Fourth People's Hospital (Chengdu Mental Health Center)

    Chengdu, Sichuan, China

  • Ningbo Kangning Hospital

    Ningbo, Zhejiang, China

  • Quzhou Third Hospital

    Quzhou, Zhejiang, China

  • Shenzhen Kangning Hospital

    Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

  • The Fifth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

    Zhuhai, Guangdong, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University

    Kunming, Yunan, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

    Xi'an, Shannxi, China

  • The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University

    Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

  • The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University

    Changsha, Hunan, China

  • Zhejiang Provincial Tongde Hospital

    Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

  • Zhumadian Second People's Hospital

    Zhumadian, Henan, China

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