RECRUITING

Mobile CBT for Middle Aged and Older Adults

Study Overview

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Description

This study aims to assess a mobile iPhone app called MAYA for use in middle-aged and older adults with anxiety or mood disorders. The MAYA app is designed to teach coping skills for anxiety and depression that are drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy. Participants will be asked to use the app for at least two days a week, 20 minutes on each day, for six weeks. Participants will have weekly check-ins as well as longer assessments at the beginning of the study, week 3, week 6 (end of treatment), and week 12 (follow up). During assessments, participants will answer brief questionnaires designed to assess their symptoms and impressions of the app. The main hypotheses of the study are that participants will complete most of the assigned sessions and that they will rate their impressions of the app highly. The secondary hypotheses are that symptoms of depression and anxiety will decrease with use of the MAYA app.

Official Title

Feasibility and Acceptability of a Mobile Cognitive Behavior Therapy App Targeting Depression and Anxiety in Older Adults

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-06-16
Study Completion:2027-06
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05754151

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:40 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Age 40 or older
  2. * Primary diagnosis of an anxiety or depressive disorder as determined by a clinical severity rating score of 4 or greater on the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule (ADIS).
  3. * Mini Mental Status Exam (MMSE) no more than 1 SD below the mean score for patient's age and education. If the remote version of the MMSE is used (e.g. during an evaluation on Zoom), the remote MMSE score will be converted to a standard MMSE score.
  4. * Access to an Apple iPhone
  1. * Lifetime diagnosis of a bipolar or psychotic disorder.
  2. * Currently in cognitive behavior therapy.
  3. * Change in dose of a psychiatric medication in the past 12 weeks.
  4. * Initiation of psychotherapy in the past 12 weeks.
  5. * Intent or plan to attempt suicide.

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Maddy Schier
CONTACT
(646) 289-5271
mas4019@med.cornell.edu
Zareen Mir
CONTACT
(646)-289-5271
zam4005@med.cornell.edu

Principal Investigator

Jennifer Bress, Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Locations (Sites)

Weill Cornell Medicine
New York, New York, 10065
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University

  • Jennifer Bress, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-06-16
Study Completion Date2027-06

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-06-16
Study Completion Date2027-06

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Anxiety
  • CBT
  • Mobile Application
  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
  • Depression
  • Older Adults
  • Adults

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
  • Depressive Symptoms
  • Depression