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CompletedNCT02335528

SimCoach Evaluation: A Virtual Human Intervention to Encourage Servicemember Help-seeking for PTSD and Depression

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
333 (actual)
Sponsor
RAND · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

SimCoach, a computer program featuring a virtual human that speaks and gestures in a videogame-like interface, is designed to encourage servicemembers, especially those with signs or symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression, to seek help to improve their psychological health. The assessment included a formative component assessing SimCoach's design, development, and implementation approaches, as well as a summative component assessing outcomes among participants in a user experience survey and a randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALSimCoach

Timeline

Start date
2012-10-01
Primary completion
2013-03-01
Completion
2013-03-01
First posted
2015-01-09
Last updated
2015-01-09

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02335528. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.