Conducting a fully mobile and randomised clinical trial for depression: access, engagement and expense.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Advances in mobile technology have resulted in federal and industry-level initiatives to facilitate large-scale clinical research using smart devices. Although the benefits of technology to expand data collection are obvious, assumptions about the reach of mobile research methods (access), participant willingness to engage in mobile research protocols (engagement), and the cost of this research (cost) remain untested.

Objective

To assess the feasibility of a fully mobile randomised controlled trial using assessments and treatments delivered entirely through mobile devices to depressed individuals.

Design

Using a web-based research portal, adult participants with depression who also owned a smart device were screened, consented and rando

SUBMITTER: Anguera JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4789688 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature