Mental health app for Indigenous youth

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

This study evaluates the effectiveness of the JoyPop mobile mental health app for Indigenous transitional-aged youth in Northwestern Ontario who are on wait-lists for mental health services. The app aims to improve emotion regulation, addressing key challenges faced by this vulnerable population. Participants will receive the app alongside usual mental health practices, with the goal of providing timely support and reducing distress. The study employs a two-arm randomized controlled trial design to assess the app's impact on mental health outcomes.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Indigenous transitional-aged youth must be on the wait-list for mental health services at Dilico Anishinabek Family Care and be between 18-25 years old.
* Eligible youth will also need to be available to attend a virtual or in-person orientation session.
* In order to download the JoyPop app, participants will need access to an iOS device (e.g., iPhone, iPad). Refurbished iPhones containing just the JoyPop app will be provided to participants to use for the duration of the trial if they do not have access to their own.

Where it's running

• Lakehead University
  Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Aislin R Mushquash, Ph.D. — Lakehead University
• Study coordinator: Aislin R Mushquash, Ph.D.
• Email: aislin.mushquash@lakeheadu.ca
• Phone: 807-343-8010

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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.