Phone pings for better mood and sleep: study tests notifications on over 1,000 interns
NCT ID NCT06465680
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether smartphone notifications could improve mood, physical activity, and sleep in over 1,000 medical interns. Participants received daily mood, activity, or sleep notifications through a mobile app. The study measured mood scores, step counts, sleep duration, and depressive symptoms over the internship year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- smartphone push notifications (mood, activity, sleep)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this approach could offer a low-cost way to support mental health and healthy habits in high-stress jobs.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is completed but results are not yet reported. The intervention is very low-intensity, so any benefits may be small or not lasting.
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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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1,047 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- 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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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: * Medical intern during the 2024-2025 internship year * iPhone or Android phone user * Logged into the Intern Health Study mobile app, completed consent, and filled out baseline survey by June 30 prior to the start of intern year Exclusion Criteria: * None
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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