Recruiting

Mobile App

Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Code:

NCT06206226

Conditions

Depression

Depressive Disorder

Depressive Symptoms

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

OHDC-DC

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to see if a mobile phone app can deliver depression treatment to African Americans who are depressed. The main question it aims to answer is if this treatment is effective in reducing symptoms of depression.

Participants will attend six 90-minute weekly classes via an app on their phone, and will be asked to complete surveys every week. Participants can expect to be in the study for four months.

Conditions

Depression

Depressive Disorder

Depressive Symptoms

Study ID

NCT06206226

Start date

Sep, 2026

Status verified date

Sep, 2026

Completion date

Feb, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Feb, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • African-American
  • Age 18 and older
  • Experiencing depression (as evidenced by a score of 5 or higher on the PHQ-9)
  • Own a mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals who are currently receiving psychotherapy
  • Individuals who are presently experiencing suicidal ideation
  • Individuals who started psychotropic medication less than three months prior to the start of the OHDC will be excluded from the study
  • Participants scoring 25 or higher on the PHQ-9 will be screened out

Study Design

Enrollment

8 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Oh Happy Day Class-Digital Connections (OHDC-DC)

Interventions

OHDC-DC

90-minute-weekly cognitive behavioral psycho-education classes using a mobile phone app over a 6-week period

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Personal Health Questionnaire Depression Scale score [ Time Frame: Baseline to one month post-intervention (approximately 12 weeks) ]
  • Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) score [ Time Frame: Baseline to one month post-intervention (approximately 12 weeks) ]
  • Change in Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) [ Time Frame: Baseline to one month post-intervention (approximately 12 weeks) ]
  • Satisfaction with intervention [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Shari Barlow

608-265-4348shari.barlow@fammed.wisc.edu

Locations

University of Wisconsin

Recruiting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705

Contacts

Shari Barlow

608-265-4348shari.barlow@fammed.wisc.edu

Principal Investigator:

Earlise Ward, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Last update posted

Sep 2, 2026

Last verified

Sep, 2026

Keywords

  • African American

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Wisconsin, Madison on 2026-09-02.