Gamified mHealth program to reduce post-discharge suicide risk

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

TEEM-GIFTS uses community-based participatory design to build a gamified mHealth app and then refines its components using the multiphase optimization strategy (MOST). The study has three phases: selection (co-designing gamification elements with stakeholders), optimization (a factorial randomized trial to test combinations of elements grouped as Routine Tracker, Mind Care, Social Connectivity, and Achievement & Rewards), and confirmation (a standard RCT evaluating the optimized package and implementation outcomes). Mixed methods will capture both patient outcomes and implementation measures from patients, lay supporters, and community providers. The trial is based at Shenzhen Kangning Hospital and enrolls discharged adult psychiatric inpatients who can use smartphone/WeChat apps.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

For patients

* Being 18 years and above;
* Being diagnosed with mental disorders;
* Having received inpatient care for three days or more;
* Living in Shenzhen and having no plan to leave Shenzhen in the following 12 months after discharge;
* Being able to use apps or WeChat (WeChat mini program) on smart phones.

For lay health care supporters (LHSs)

* Being 18 years and above;
* Being without any diagnosis of mental disorder;
* Being the lay health care supporter in the family;
* Living in Shenzhen and having no plan to leave Shenzhen in the following 12 months after discharge;
* Being able to use apps or WeChat (WeChat mini program) on smart phones.

For the clinic and community mental health service providers

* Being 18 years and above;
* Having practiced in mental health service at least for 12 months.

Exclusion criteria For patients

* Refusing to provide written consent or be unable to provide written consent due to any cognitive problems.
* Being discharged by the patient's or LHSs' demand against medical advice.
* With no ID, no stable residence nor any source of income.

For For lay health care supporters (LHSs)

* Refusing to provide written consent.

For the clinic and community mental health service providers

* Refusing to provide written consent.

Where it's running

• Shenzhen Kangning Hospital
  Shenzhen, Guangdong, China Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Fengsu Hou, Ph.D. — Shenzhen Kangning Hospital
• Study coordinator: Fengsu Hou, Ph.D.
• Email: houfengsu@gmail.com
• Phone: +86-18502864780

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.