Digital lifeline: new online tool aims to ease mental health distress for young people stuck on waiting lists
NCT ID NCT07594756
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an online mental health platform called ENYOY can reduce psychological distress in young people aged 16 to 25 who are on waiting lists for mental health care. Participants are randomly assigned to either get access to the platform plus usual care, or usual care alone. The platform offers interactive activities, coaching, peer support, and a moderated online community. The study will follow 225 participants for 12 months to see if the platform helps improve their mental health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ENYOY digital mental health platform (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a low-cost, accessible way to support young people while they wait for mental health care, reducing distress and improving well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study (225 people) and the platform is only tested in the Netherlands, so results may not apply elsewhere. The control group gets usual care, so any benefit may be modest.
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Study facts
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- 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 225 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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16 to 25 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 16-25 years * On a waiting list for mental healthcare * Able and willing to consent * A score of 10 or higher on the CORE-10 questionnaire * Have personal and private access to a computer, smartphone or tablet. * Ability and willingness to nominate an emergency contact person, such as a close family member Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient command of the Dutch language * Present with acute suicidal behavior or imminent risk of harm to self * If their psychiatric symptoms are due to an organic cause * Prior exposure to ENYOY or MOST
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