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Scaling Mental Healthcare in COVID-19 With Voice Biomarkers

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04510519
Recruitment Status : Not yet recruiting
First Posted : August 12, 2020
Last Update Posted : August 13, 2020
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Kintsugi Mindful Wellness, Inc.

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
This study aims to advance research on group sessions for mental health. The first-of-its-kind study measuring various features in a group setting, combining rich metadata in creating state-of-the-art machine learning models, and developing workflows for mental health that are both scalable and personalized.

Condition or disease
Major Depressive Disorder Generalized Anxiety

Detailed Description:

The anticipated impact of this study is defining voice biomarker features and reward functions for a deep reinforcement learning based system from group interactions that improve depression and anxiety outcomes. The investigators' ability to quantify the real-time impact of human-intervention in scaled group video sessions can be very meaningful for creating best practices in the area where measurement is infrequent.

The investigators' priority is to scale the optimal mix of individuals for group therapy sessions based on reward functions that maximize improvements in depression and anxiety scores. Current group therapy appointments may track little save few who use various group feedback questionnaires (e.g. OQ, GCQ, or GQ). Voice biomarkers can play a key role in the real-time measurement of mental health.

The proposed work is to conduct a feasibility study on creating reward functions that most effectively enable engagement for group sessions as measured by voice biomarkers before, during, and after group video meetings.

Study Design
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Study Type : Observational
Estimated Enrollment : 50 participants
Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Scaling Mental Healthcare in COVID-19 With Voice Biomarkers: An Observational Study
Estimated Study Start Date : September 1, 2020
Estimated Primary Completion Date : June 30, 2021
Estimated Study Completion Date : June 30, 2021

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MedlinePlus related topics: Anxiety

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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) [ Time Frame: March 30, 2021 ]
    A repeated measures, within-subject design using exploratory techniques will identify the best group session features or combination of features that correlate with or predict change on the PHQ-9.

  2. Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) [ Time Frame: June 20, 2021 ]
    A repeated measures, within-subject design using exploratory techniques will identify the best group session features or combination of features that correlate with or predict change on the GAD-7.


Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 100 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population
The study population includes men and women over the age of 18 years
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Ownership of a personal iPhone (version iOS 12.0 or later) and willingness to install and maintain the Kintsugi app for remote participation throughout the study duration
  • Able to understand and comply with instructions in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has any other clinically significant medical condition or circumstance that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could affect patient safety, preclude evaluation of response, interfere with the ability to comply with study procedures, or prohibit completion of the study
  • Has a visual or physical motor impairment that could interfere with study tasks
  • Is site personnel directly affiliated with this study
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Responsible Party: Kintsugi Mindful Wellness, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04510519    
Other Study ID Numbers: COV-1
First Posted: August 12, 2020    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 13, 2020
Last Verified: August 2020

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Depressive Disorder
Depressive Disorder, Major
Mood Disorders
Mental Disorders