Phone app eases pandemic stress in minority communities
NCT ID NCT05074693
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a mobile app called EASE to help people manage anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. It included 822 adults who identified as Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and had significant anxiety or depression symptoms. The app provided symptom tracking, stress management tips, and education on how stress affects health.
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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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822 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 18 years of age * Self-identify as Black, Latinx, American Indian, or NLW * Clinically significant anxiety and/or depressive symptoms as evinced by a score of 8 or higher on the Overall Anxiety Severity and Impairment Scale (OASIS) and/or Overall Depression Severity and Impairment Scale (ODSIS) * Reside in Texas or Oklahoma * Willing/able to complete EMAs on study provided or personal smartphone for 6-month study period * Willing and able to complete the 3- and 6-month follow-up assessments via the app and over the phone (i.e., qualitative interview) * Score ≥ 4 on the REALM-Short Form indicating \> 6th grade English literacy level (needed to complete EMAs) Exclusion Criteria: * Not fluent in English * Lifetime or significant cognitive impairment * Identifying as a race/ethnicity for which the corresponding study cell has been filled
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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RESTORE Laboratory: Research on Emotion, Substance Use Treatment Outcomes, Rehabilitation, and Empowerment
Houston, Texas, 77204, United States
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TSET Health Promotion Research Center
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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