Brightline: Advancing Mental Health on Campus

Nanyang Technological University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Loneliness

Negative Affect

Depression

Anxiety

Positive Affect

Stress

Treatments

Other: Observational

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06770075

IRB-2023-894

Details and patient eligibility

About

This observational study will employ a multi-modal observation methodology, integrating data from wearable devices and smartphones to establish comprehensive digital biomarkers for identifying symptoms of mental health conditions in university students. The study aims to identify the digital behavioural markers associated with mental health conditions, develop predictive algorithms for mental health states from digital markers, and identify university students at risk for mental health conditions.

Full description

In this study, participants will be monitored over a six-month period to determine the association between digital behavioural markers and mental health symptoms among university students. Participants will be passively monitored to collect digital phenotyping data (e.g., physical activity, sleep activity, heart rate, physiological patterns, sociability indices, finger taps, ambient light, phone states, etc.), using a wearable device and sensors from the smartphone. Participants will also complete self-report questionnaires at Months 0, 1, 3, and 6, to track changes in mental health symptoms and behavioural data. The collected data will be analysed to examine the longitudinal changes in depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues among university students and explore the feasibility of data collection procedures.

Enrollment

500 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 25 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Be aged 18 years or older.
Be a current full-time undergraduate student.
Own a smartphone with Wi-Fi, 4G, and Bluetooth capabilities.
Possess adequate English language proficiency.
Be able to download the study apps.
Provide informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Are part-time students.
Have a current diagnosis of any mental health disorder or a past diagnosis with any bipolar disorder, substance use disorder, or any psychotic disorder.
Are currently undergoing mental health treatment.
Lack sufficient English proficiency.
Report suicidal ideation as indicated by Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Item-9, "Thoughts you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way".
Cannot commit to wearing a wearable device for the six-month monitoring period.
Receive special education accommodations or support from the university.