Assessing Effectiveness of ThoughtFullChat Application in Improving Mental Well-Being

NCT04944277 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CSc/Sem6(03)2021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 353
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

• To determine the state of mental health among house officers, IMU corporate staff, IMU students and IMU faculty
• To find out the effectiveness and user experience of text-based mental health coaching applications among house officers, IMU corporate staff, IMU students and IMU faculty IMU - International Medical University

Conditions

Anxiety; Depression; Stress; Resilience

Keywords

Mental Health Wellbeing; Text-based Mental Health Coaching Application

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Anxiety

  Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21), a self report scale is used to measure the participants' emotional states of depression, anxiety and stress. For anxiety component, it contains 7 items and scores from 0 to 3 for each item. The total scores of each subscale need to be multiplied by 2 and are categorized into 5 severity ranges: normal, mild, moderate, severe and extremely severe. The severity ranges for anxiety are: normal (0-7); mild (8-9); moderate (10-14); severe (15-19) and extremely severe (20+).

  3 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Depression

  3 months

• Stress

  3 months

• Resilience

  3 months

• Satisfaction with Life

  3 months

Study Arms (2)

Without ThoughtFullChat Application

NO INTERVENTION

Participants will not use the app during the 3 months

With ThoughtFullChat Application

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be using the app during the 3 months

Other: ThoughtFullChat Application

Interventions

ThoughtFullChat Application OTHER

A subscription-based mobile platform that empowers users to proactively engage with their mental health via self-serve tools and 1-on-1 daily bite-sized coaching with certified mental health professionals.

With ThoughtFullChat Application

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• House Officers in Malaysia (UD41)
• Corporate staff in IMU, IMU Faculty Members
• All students who are currently studying in IMU who give their consent
• Competent in English Language
• Experiencing none to severe stress, anxiety or depression based on DASS-21 score

You may not qualify if:

• Medical students, Medical Officers (UD44)
• Contract staff, Outsourced staff or international staff in IMU campuses
• Students who refuse to give their consent and those that have already or just graduated from IMU
• Competent in other languages except English
• Experiencing extremely severe stress, anxiety or depression based on the DASS-21 score

Sponsors & Collaborators

• IMU University, Malaysia: lead
• ThoughtFull World Pte. Ltd.: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

IMU Clinical Campus

Seremban, Negeri Sembilan, 70300, Malaysia

Location

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MeSH Terms

Conditions

Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Kean Ghee Lim, FRCS

  International MU

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 10, 2021
• First Posted: June 29, 2021
• Study Start: June 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: January 31, 2022
• Study Completion: February 28, 2022
• Last Updated: April 11, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

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