Modi: a therapist-guided digital CBT app for teens with mild to moderate anxiety

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 randomized controlled trial will enroll 128 adolescents aged 13–16 in Bergen and randomize them to an 8-week therapist-guided, rule-based chatbot CBT program (Modi) or to treatment as usual provided by the Child and Family Help Center. Participants will use the mobile app training program over eight weeks while researchers measure changes in anxiety symptoms and functional level using standardized questionnaires such as the RCADS-25 at baseline and follow-up. Key eligibility includes Norwegian-reading residents of Bergen with mild to moderate anxiety who are not currently receiving other psychological treatments and who do not have conditions requiring immediate specialized care. The trial is conducted at the Research Centre for Digital Mental Health Services at Haukeland University Hospital in collaboration with Bergen kommune.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Ages 13-16
* Resides in Bergen
* Completed RCADS-25
* Reports "yes" to both questions:
* Do you have anxiety symptoms? Do you often feel stressed, scared, worried, or feel it in your body (e.g., stomach pain, heart palpitations, breathing problems, sweating, dizziness)?
* Do anxiety symptoms prevent you from doing things you want or need to do (e.g., meeting new people, giving presentations at school, going to sleepovers, going to the shopping center)? Or do you spend so much time worrying that it affects your daily life? Can read Norwegian

Exclusion Criteria:

* Currently receiving other psychological treatment
* Immediate need for other psychological treatment, such as severe depression, suicide risk, OCD, psychosis/substance abuse issues, autism spectrum disorder
* Anxiety is largely related to bullying
* Extensive school absence of more than 50% in the last three months

Where it's running

• Research centre for digital mental health services, Haukeland University Hospital
  Bergen, Vestland, Norway Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Smiti Kahlon, PhD — Haukeland University Hospital
• Study coordinator: Smiti Kahlon, PhD
• Email: smiti.kahlon@helse-bergen.no
• Phone: +4798866640

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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.