E-Manage: A Brief mHelath Intervention for University Students

Rutgers The State University of New Jersey

Status: Completed

Conditions: Suicidal Ideation; Distress, Emotional

Treatments: Behavioral: Ecological momentary intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04636151

Pro2020002347

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a two-part transdiagnostic psychological intervention aimed to help people respond to negative emotion and emotional distress in more adaptive ways using a technology called "ecological momentary intervention" (or EMI) that delivers intervention content using a smartphone app. Participants in this study will be Rutgers students recruited through-or currently affiliated with - Counseling, Alcohol and Other Drug Assistance Program & Psychiatric Services (CAPS) at Rutgers. Participants will first attend either one-on-one or group telehealth therapy sessions/workshops, where they will learn the therapeutic skills that are part of the study. Then, they will complete up to 8 weeks of smartphone monitoring that involves assessments and opportunities to practice the skills learned in therapy.

Enrollment: 200 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Age 18 years or older
• Matriculated at Rutgers during Fall of 2020 (on campus and/or remote)
• Currently residing in US
• Willingness to follow study requirements, as evidenced by an ability to provide written informed consent and read, understand, and complete the study procedures
• iOS and Android smartphone compatible with MetricWire. Nearly all phones since 2014 are compatible

Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English speaking
• Unable to understand or provide informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 3 patient groups

Individual Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will have up to three individual sessions with a study therapist. One or more treatment modules will be presented in each session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ecological momentary intervention

Group Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will have up to three group sessions with a study therapist. One or more treatment modules will be presented in each session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ecological momentary intervention

Workshops

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will have one workshop with a study therapist. All three treatment modules will be presented in one session.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Ecological momentary intervention