In this pilot project, Washington University will start to evaluate CBot-A, a promising mHealth therapeutic intervention designed to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) through an app on a phone or other mobile device. The evaluation will include a randomized trial among 40 adolescents diagnosed with depression and/or anxiety and will assess if CBot-A is usable by teens and likely to provide benefit, and acceptable to adolescents.~The primary outcome of depression and anxiety symptoms in adolescents will be assessed at 1 month and 3 months to check for any changes.
Washington University will evaluate the acceptability and effectiveness of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention to provide cognitive behavioral therapy for adolescents with depression.