Digital Phenotyping for Psychosocial Screening in Adolescents and Young Adults With Cancer

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age10-25
SponsorStanford University

About this trial

The overall goal of the proposed study is to use digital phenotyping to identify and triage at-risk patients and accelerate access to critical mental health services.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

10-25 years old

Recent cancer diagnosis (>2 and <18 months since diagnosis)

Willing to carry smartphone on their person for duration of study participation

Willing to wear smartwatch for duration of study participation

Disqualifiers

Significant physical or mental disability that prevents completion of study activities

Lack of proficiency in English or Spanish

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Device

    Device

    Participants will wear a wrist-based wearable device for 10 days to passively track physiological data (heart rate, steps, sleep, etc.).

  • Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) via My Personal Health Dashboard (MyPHD) Smartphone App

    Behavioral

    Participants will respond to ecological momentary assessments (EMA) via smartphone to actively report on sleep, mood, stress, and eating habits across a 10-day period.

Treatment groups

25 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Digital Phenotyping ArmExperimental treatment 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Depressive Symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory - BDI)

The Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II; range 0-63) will be used to measure changes in depressive symptoms among adolescents and young adults over time. Higher scores indicate greater depressive symptom severity.

Time frame
Baseline, Day 10, 2 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Participant Retention Rate (MyPHD App and Wearable Device)

Percentage of participants who remain active in the study through the 2-month follow-up period using the MyPHD app and wearable device.

Time frame
Baseline to 2 months
2

Adherence to EMA Prompts

Mean percentage of EMA prompts completed by participants using the MyPHD mobile app during the 2-month study period. Completion will be assessed via EMA system analytics.

Time frame
Baseline to 2 months
3

Wearable Device Return and Use Rate

Percentage of participants who return and use the wearable device as instructed during the study period. Device use will be tracked through backend device usage logs.

Time frame
Baseline to 2 months
4

Change in Anxiety Symptoms (Beck Anxiety Inventory - BAI)

Measures changes in self-reported anxiety symptoms across the study period.

Time frame
Baseline, Day 10, 2 months

Other outcomes

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