Completed
The Use of Patient Electronic Communication in Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment
What is being tested
Digital data
Behavioral
Who is being recruted
Generalized Anxiety Disorder+3
+ Anxiety Disorders
+ Behavior
From 18 to 80 Years
+21 Eligibility Criteria
How is the trial designed
Treatment Study
Interventional
Study Start: September 2020
Summary
Principal SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Study start date: September 21, 2020
Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.The Use of Patient Electronic Communication in Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment intends to better understand how digital data, social media, and electronic communication can be used in mental health therapy.
Official TitleThe Use of Patient Electronic Communication in Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment
Principal SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania
Last updated: January 28, 2026
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Protocol
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.Design Details
115 patients to be enrolled
Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.Treatment Study
These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.
Eligibility
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.Conditions
Criteria
Any sex
Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.From 18 to 80 Years
Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.Healthy volunteers allowed
If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.Conditions
Pathology
Generalized Anxiety DisorderAnxiety DisordersBehaviorMental DisordersBehavioral SymptomsDepression
Criteria
10 inclusion criteria required to participate
Between 18-65 years of age
Primarily English speaking (for language analysis)
Willing to share at least one digital data source this includes Facebook, Google searches, YouTube searches, or screen time by downloading a free application (app) on their smartphone.
Regular activity viewing and posting on social media sites, defined as once a month posting
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11 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
Under 18 years of age
Non-English speaker
Patient is in severe distress, e.g. respiratory, physical, or emotional distress
Patient is intoxicated, unconscious, or unable to appropriately respond to questions
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Study Plan
Find out more about all the medication administered in this study, their detailed description and what they involve.Treatment Groups
Study Objectives
One single intervention group is designated in this study
This study does not include a placebo group
Treatment Groups
Group I
ExperimentalParticipants will receive a personalized digital data dashboards throughout the two-month study period.
Study Objectives
Primary Objectives
Secondary Objectives
Study Centers
These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.This study has 1 location
Suspended
Penn Medicine behavioral and mental health clinics
Philadelphia, United StatesOpen Penn Medicine behavioral and mental health clinics in Google MapsCompletedOne Study Center