PsyPills app aims to curb risky behavior in young adults
NCT ID NCT07304830
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether the PsyPills app can help emerging adults (ages 18-29) better manage their emotions and reduce risky behaviors like substance use, self-harm, or aggression. The app provides short, on-the-spot exercises to challenge unhelpful thoughts during moments of distress. About 204 participants with moderate emotion regulation difficulties will use either PsyPills or a mood-tracking app for comparison over one month.
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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 204 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
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- 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 to 29 years
- 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: * High emotional regulation difficulties, but not severe (DERS total score 88-105) * At least one risky behavior with a frequency ≥ 2 on the RBQ Frequency Scale * Access to an Android or iOS smartphone Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed psychiatric disorders * Suicide risk (score ≥ 7 on the Suicidal Behaviors Questionnaire-Revised, SBQ-R)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Babes-Bolyai University
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, 400015, Romania