Clinical Trial: Calling for Care: Cell Phones for Mood Telemetry in Teens

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Calling for Care: Cell Phones for Mood Telemetry

Brief Summary: We will modify our existing VMQ/VADIS mood telemetry software to run on a Motorola platform, and enhance it to collect information on both mood symptoms (currently covered by the VMQ/VADIS) as well as daily life stressors (currently outside the VMQ/VADIS' scope). By doing so, we will be able us to examine the role of daily stressors in the lives of teens with and without mood swings, to identify how changes in mood triggered by stressful events are similar to or different from mood changes linked to the bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, or other forms of affective instability.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Current Primary Outcome: usability [ Time Frame: After nine months' enrollment ]

Assessment of participant drop-out and reporting rates


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Validity [ Time Frame: Every three months x 9 months ]
    Validate that the data reported by telemetry is valid, by comparing cell phone questionnaire responses with results of standardized clinical ratings collected every-three-month via face-to-face meetings
  • Qualitative feedback [ Time Frame: After nine months' enrollment ]
    Collect human factors engineering feedback from our participants for subsequent development work, by questioning participants at the exit interview about their experience with the cell phone and software


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Dates:
Date Received: March 8, 2010
Date Started: March 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: April 19, 2012
Last Verified: April 2012