Can a smartphone app lift depression? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07211984
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a digital monitoring device called Dalia can improve depression symptoms when added to usual care. About 644 adults with moderate-to-severe depression will use the device for 3 months. The main goal is to see if more people feel significantly better compared to those receiving standard care alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dalia digital telemonitoring device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new way to track and improve depression care using a smartphone or tablet.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no blinding, so results may be influenced by expectations. The device is an add-on, not a standalone treatment.
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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 644 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 to 76 years
- 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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Patient with a diagnosis of depressive episode, as defined by ICD-11, and with a PHQ-9 score ≥ 15 confirmed by a psychiatrist or general practitioner * Patient receiving a first antidepressant treatment (treatment-naïve) OR having had a modification of antidepressant treatment in the two weeks prior to inclusion * Patient equipped with a smartphone or a computer or a tablet with internet access * Patient affiliated to a health insurance scheme * Patient able to read and understand French * Patient having signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient under non-cardioselective beta-blocker (carvedilol, labetalol, propranolol, pindolol) and beta-mimetic (salbutamol, terbutaline) * Patient with a pacemaker or with a known cardiac arrhythmia * Patient with major neurocognitive disorder (e.g., dementia) or psychotic disorders likely to compromise participation in the study * Patient hospitalized at the time of inclusion whose discharge is not planned within the next two weeks * Patient treated with esketamine * Patient with excessive consumption of psychoactive substances (alcohol or drugs), which may interfere with the course or follow-up of the study * Patient unable to wear the bracelet during the study due to dermatological conditions * Patient under guardianship, curatorship, or legal protection, or any other administrative or judicial measure depriving rights and freedom * Patient considered non-autonomous by the investigator * Patient already included in another interventional research study * Vulnerable persons referred to in Articles L.1121-5 to 8 and L.1122-1-2 of the French Public Health Code are excluded from the study
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Neurostim Luxembourg
Paris, 75005, France
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