Mental Health App and Impact on Wellbeing

NCT07331922 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: STUDY00024830
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 160
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if intervention with Landing Place mental health app can support wellness in college students. The main questions it aims to answer are: Can the app increased well-being in college students? Will the app have increased use and usability by the college students? Researchers will compare two groups of participants to see if the app intervention will increase wellbeing and app usability rates. Participants will randomly assigned into group 1 and 2. Group 1 will not use the app at all. Group 2 will use the app almost every day for 4 weeks.

Conditions

Well-Being, Psychological

Keywords

Digital Mental Health; College Students; Well-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Well-being related to Attention and Cognitive Functioning

  Attention-related symptoms will be assessed using the DSM-5-TR Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Measure, a self-report scale evaluating attentional functioning. Scores vary by subscale, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity.

  From enrollment to the end of intervention at 5 weeks

• Well-being related to Health-related quality of life

  Health-related quality of life will be measured using the Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36). The instrument generates domain scores ranging from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating better perceived health and well-being.

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 5 weeks

• Well-being related to Mental Health Symptom Severity

  Mental health symptom severity will be assessed using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - 21 Items (DASS-21), a self-report instrument measuring symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Scores range from 0 to 63, with higher scores indicating greater symptom severity.

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 5 weeks

• Well-being related to Functional Impairment

  Functional impairment will be evaluated using the Brief Functional Impairment Scale - Long Form (BFIS-LF), which assesses impairment across daily functioning domains. Scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater functional impairment.

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 5 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Usability

  From enrollment to the end of treatment at 5 weeks

• Usage

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 5 weeks

• Engagement

  From enrollment to the end of the intervention at 5 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Group 1 will not use the app at all.

App-intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Group 2 will use the mental health app almost every day for 4 weeks. The following activities must be completed in-app by participants in this arm: * Cognitive exercise (2 per week) * Mindfulness (2 per week) * Mood tracker (4 per week) * Chat feature (2 per week) * Articles (3 across the 4 weeks) * Journal (3 across the 4 weeks) * To-do (related to the goal, once a week) * Goals (1 goal at the beginning)

Behavioral: mental health app

Interventions

mental health app BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will be the use of an AI-powered mental health app that includes activities based on evidence-based therapeutic techniques, mindfulness, goal setting, journaling, mood tracking, and educational material. The app is secure, easy-to-use, and customized for the needs of the college students.

App-intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Penn State Behrend students
• Over the age of 18
• Must have an iPhone

You may not qualify if:

• People outside of Penn State
• Minors
• People currently in therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Penn State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

PennState the Beherend College/VAR Lab

Erie, Pennsylvania, 16563, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Andersson, G., & Titov, N. (2014). Advantages and limitations of Internet-based interventions for common mental disorders. World Psychiatry; Official Journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 13(1), 4-11. doi:10.1002/wps.20083 PMID:24497236 Barak, A., Hen, L., Boniel-Nissim, M., & Shapira, N. (2008). A comprehensive review and a meta-analysis of the effectiveness of internet-based psychotherapeutic interventions. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 26(2-4), 109-160. doi:10.1080/15228830802094429 Boggs, J. M., Beck, A., Felder, J. N., Dimidjian, S., Metcalf, C. A., & Segal, Z. V. (2014). Web-Based Intervention in Mindfulness Meditation for Reducing Residual Depressive Symptoms and Relapse Prophylaxis: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 16(3), e87. doi:10.2196/jmir.3129 PMID:24662625 Hedman, E., El Alaoui, S., Lindefors, N., Andersson, E., Rück, C., Ghaderi, A., Kaldo, V., Lekander, M., Andersson, G., & Ljótsson, B. (2014). Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Internet- vs. group-based cognitive behavior therapy for social anxiety disorder: 4-year follow-up of a randomized trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 59, 20-29. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2014.05.010 PMID:24949908 Luxton, D. D., McCann, R. A., Bush, N. E., Mishkind, M. C., & Reger, G. M. (2011). mHealth for mental health: Integrating smartphone technology in behavioral healthcare. Professional Psychology, Research and Practice, 42(6), 505-512. doi:10.1037/a0024485 Proudfoot, J. G. (2004). Computer-based treatment for anxiety and depression: Is it feasible? Is it effective? Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 28(3), 353-363. doi:10.1016/j.neubiorev.2004.03.008 PMID:15225977 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2017). Key substance use and mental health indicators in the United States: Results from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (HHS Publication No. SMA 17-5044, NSDUH Series H-52). Rockville, MD: Center for Behavioral

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Christopher R Shelton, PhD

CONTACT

814-898-6082; cshelton@psu.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: PhD

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 18, 2025
• First Posted: January 12, 2026
• Study Start (Estimated): August 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2027
• Last Updated: May 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: Beginning 3 months and ending 3 years after the publication of results
• Access Criteria: IPD will be shared with qualified researchers upon submission of a scientifically sound research proposal. Requests must include a description of the research objectives and planned analyses and must be consistent with the original informed consent and applicable ethical approvals. Access to the data will be granted following review of the proposal for scientific and methodological appropriateness. Approved requestors will be required to sign a data sharing agreement that outlines the conditions for data use, data security, confidentiality, and publication. De-identified data will be made available in a secure manner and will be used solely for the purposes approved.

Locations

US (1)