Can a voice journaling app help teens with cystic fibrosis feel better?
NCT ID NCT05420844
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a voice journaling app called Kintsugi is easy and acceptable for teens with cystic fibrosis to use. Twenty teens aged 14-18 with a history of anxiety or depression tried the app for three months. The goal was to see if it could help improve their emotional well-being and guide future research.
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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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Apr 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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14 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of cystic fibrosis based on sweat chloride (≥60) or two known disease-causing mutations 2. Age 14 - 18 years 3. History of elevated GAD-7 and/or PHQ-9 on screening questionnaires completed during routine CF clinical visits within the past year 4. Clinically stable at the time of enrollment, without increased respiratory and/or GI symptoms or treatment with IV and/or oral antibiotics for an acute illness for the 14 days prior to enrollment visit. Participants receiving inhaled antibiotics every other month are eligible to enroll. Participants receiving chronic oral antibiotics, including thrice weekly azithromycin will be eligible to participate 5. Access to an iOS device (iPhone or iPad) and internet/data plan 6. Parent/participant enrolled in MyChart 7. Willing to participate in study after informed consent and assent has been obtained 8. English speaking Exclusion Criteria: 1. Endorsement of suicidal ideation on the baseline PHQ-9 (item 9) questionnaire at the enrollment visit 2. Developmental or cognitive delay preventing participant from interacting with voice journaling app 3. Unable to speak and write proficiently in English 4. Enrollment in another behavioral health study 5. Actively in treatment with a mental health provider
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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