Brief online activities to change mood and attitudes in people with psychotic disorders and healthy adults
Activities to Change Your Mood: A Test of the Acceptability and Initial Efficacy in Clinical Samples and Healthy Controls
This project will try short online activities to see if they can improve mood and attitudes for adults with psychotic disorders and for healthy adults.
Quick facts
| Phase | Not applicable |
|---|---|
| Study type | Interventional |
| Enrollment | 200 (estimated) |
| Ages | 18 Years to 65 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | University of Alabama at Birmingham Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Birmingham, Alabama) |
| Trial ID | NCT06911723 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this trial studies
This interventional study tests whether brief online activities are acceptable and can produce short-term changes in mood and attitudes. Adults aged 18-65 with a diagnosed psychotic disorder (schizophrenia group) and healthy controls without a current DSM-5 diagnosis will complete the activities and mood measures. The protocol uses brief, web-delivered tasks and compares responses between the clinical and healthy samples to look for initial signals of benefit. The work is focused on feasibility and preliminary efficacy and is conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Who should consider this trial
Good fit: Ideal participants are adults 18-65 with a diagnosed psychotic disorder or healthy adults without a current DSM-5 diagnosis who can complete brief online activities.
Not a fit: People with severe cognitive impairment, unstable psychiatric or medical conditions, or who cannot access or use online tasks may not receive benefit from this approach.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, these brief online activities could offer a low-cost, easy-to-access way to boost mood and attitudes for people with psychotic disorders.
How similar studies have performed: Related online activity-based interventions have shown mood benefits in depression, but this specific approach is relatively untested in schizophrenia-spectrum samples.
Eligibility criteria
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * aged 18-65 * schizophrenia group - have a psychotic disorder diagnosis * healthy control group - Do not have a current DSM-5 diagnosis via the SCID-5
Where this trial is running
Birmingham, Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham — Birmingham, Alabama, United States (Recruiting)
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Lauren Luther, PhD
- Email: cas-treatlab@uab.edu
- Phone: (205) 934-3850
How to participate
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Visit the official trial page on ClinicalTrials.gov for the most current contact information and recruitment status.
- Contact the listed study coordinator or principal investigator to request pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.