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Mindfulness app aims to bridge mental health treatment gap
NCT ID NCT06840457
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a smartphone app that teaches mindfulness and sends personalized messages can reduce depression and anxiety in people waiting for in-clinic mental health services. About 4,400 adults seeking care at Michigan Medicine will use the app and report their symptoms. The goal is to see if mobile tools can offer immediate, scalable support during treatment delays.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- mindfulness training app with tailored text and visual messages
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, scalable way to help people manage depression and anxiety while they wait for in-person mental health treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large but early-stage behavioral study without a control group for all comparisons, so results may show only modest benefits. The app requires daily smartphone access and English literacy, which may limit who can benefit.
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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 4,400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Seeking mental health services from Michigan Medicine, University Health Services, or collaborative clinics and services. * Must have daily access to a smartphone version that is compatible with study activity trackers. * Understands English to enable consent and use of the MyDataHelps app and app-based interventions Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported or medical record indication of a current eating disorder * Unable to provide informed consent (e.g., cognitive or guardianship restrictions) * Scheduled outpatient mental health appointment is a pediatric appointment (even if age 18+)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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