JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App With Indigenous Transitional-Aged Youth

Recruiting · NCT05991154 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Lakehead University

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Depression Anxiety

Interventions studied

Usual Practice + JoyPop

What this trial is about

Indigenous youth in Northwestern Ontario who need mental health supports experience longer waits than non-Indigenous youth within the region and when compared to youth in other more urban areas. Limited access and extended waits can exacerbate symptoms, prolong distress, and increase risk for more serious outcomes. Transitional aged youth (i.e., those in their mid-late teens to early twenties) are a particularly vulnerable group. Novel, innovative approaches are urgently needed to provide support for Indigenous youth in Northwestern Ontario. In partnership with Dilico Anishinabek Family Care, the investigators are evaluating the impact of a mental health app (JoyPop) as a tool for Indigenous transitional-aged youth who are waiting for mental health services. The JoyPop app was developed to support improved emotion regulation - a key difficulty for youth presenting with mental health challenges. A two-arm randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the app compared to usual practice while Indigenous transitional-aged youth are waiting for mental health services.

Who can take part

Age range

18 Years to 25 Years

Sex

All (male and female)

Healthy volunteers

Yes - healthy volunteers may be accepted

Phase

Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)

Study type

Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)

Inclusion criteria

Indigenous transitional-aged youth must be on the wait-list for mental health services at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and be between 18-25 years old.
Eligible youth will also need to be available to attend a virtual or in-person orientation session.
In order to download the JoyPop app, participants will need access to an iOS device (e.g., iPhone, iPad). Refurbished iPhones containing just the JoyPop app will be provided to participants to use for the duration of the trial if they do not have access to their own.

Where it is running

1 location listed.

Lakehead University - Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

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