The Oh Happy Day Class - Digital Connections (OHDC-DC): A Pilot Study
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 studied
Depression, Depressive Disorder, Depressive Symptoms
About this study
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.
Interventions
- Behavioral: OHDC-DC — 90-minute-weekly cognitive behavioral psycho-education classes using a mobile phone app over a 6-week period
Primary outcomes
- Change in Personal Health Questionnaire Depression Scale score (Baseline to one month post-intervention (approximately 12 weeks))
- Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item (GAD-7) score (Baseline to one month post-intervention (approximately 12 weeks))
- Change in Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology (QIDS) (Baseline to one month post-intervention (approximately 12 weeks))
- Satisfaction with intervention (12 weeks)
Eligibility information
Study locations
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53705 United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov. Record last refreshed by Varda Clinical: 2026-09-27.