NCT05211960

Effects of a Mindfulness App for Outpatients Waitlisted for Psychological Interventions

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 193 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a mindfulness-based meditation app provided to outpatients (or community participants) who are waitlisted for standard psychological care for mental health or substance use concerns.

Detailed description

This project aims to provide a previously validated mindfulness meditation app to up to 200 adults waitlisted for psychological services in a psychiatric hospital setting or in the broader community. Outpatients (or community participants) who have been referred to and waitlisted for treatment for their mood, anxiety, alcohol, and/or substance use concerns, will be offered access to the digital intervention for 1 year. We will follow participants for 3 months to evaluate usability and psychological symptoms.

Conditions

• Mental Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Mindfulness-based meditation	AmDTx is a mindfulness-based meditation app that includes lessons, interactive exercises, and additional in-app features to practice mindfulness.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-01-24
• Primary completion: 2024-04-30
• Completion: 2024-04-30
• First posted: 2022-01-27
• Last updated: 2024-08-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada