App tailored to you could ease depression symptoms
NCT ID NCT07051330
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether personalizing the Healthy Minds Program app can improve well-being in people with mild depression. About 1500 participants will use the app for 4 weeks, with some getting personalized features like tailored module order or supportive text messages. The goal is to see if these customizations reduce depressive symptoms more than a standard version.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Healthy Minds Program (HMP) app
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a more effective, personalized app for reducing depressive symptoms and improving well-being.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study testing multiple app features, so it may not find a clear benefit. Results may not apply to everyone, and the app is not a substitute for professional mental health care.
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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 1,553 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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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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: * Elevated symptoms of depression (PHQ-9 greater than or equal to 5) * proficiency in English * access to a smartphone and internet * ability to receive text messages Exclusion Criteria: * Prior experience with meditation * Prior use of the Healthy Minds Program app * History of psychosis or mania * Plans to travel in the next six weeks * Suicidal ideation or thoughts of self-harm indicated by PHQ-9 item 9 and BDI item 9 * Failure to select the correct code word mentioned in the welcome video * Not a US citizen * Non-permanent resident * Self-identification as artificial intelligence (AI) * Has a hearing impairment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Healthy Minds
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53703, United States
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