Can an automated phone call help monitor mental health?
NCT ID NCT01749124
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested an automated phone system called 'My Coach Connect' for people with chronic mental illness. Participants called in twice a week to answer questions about how they were doing. The goal was to see if the system was easy to use and helpful for both patients and their healthcare providers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- My Coach Connect (automated telephone system)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple, low-cost way for doctors to check in on patients with mental illness between visits.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 47 people, so results may not apply broadly. The system is not a treatment and may not improve health outcomes.
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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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47 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2012
- Finished
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Jun 2017
- 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: * Enrolled in the ROADS program * English speaking * Have a working telephone Exclusion Criteria: * Must speak english
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ROADS (Recovery, Opportunity, And Developing Skills)
Long Beach, California, 90706, United States
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