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Increasing Access to Mental Health Supports for 18- to 25-Year-Old Indigenous Youth With the JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Angela MacIsaac, Teagan Neufeld, Ishaq Malik, Elaine Toombs, Janine V Olthuis, Fred Schmidt, Crystal Dunning, Kristine Stasiuk, Tina Bobinski, Arto Ohinmaa and 3 more

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Article in JMIR research protocols, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05991154 (Increasing Access to Mental Health Support for 18-25 Year Old Indigenous Youth With the JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Increasing Access to Mental Health Support for 18-25 Year Old Indigenous Youth With the JoyPop Mobile Mental Health App: Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorLakehead UniversityRan2023 to 2025Enrolled110ConditionsEmotion Regulation, Depression, Anxiety, StressArmsUsual Practice + JoyPop
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13 authors.

Angela MacIsaacDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8152-8258
Teagan NeufeldDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0002-2875-0471
Ishaq MalikDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-1228-208X
Elaine ToombsDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9863-2713
Janine V OlthuisDepartment of Psychology, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3538-7682
Fred SchmidtDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-9860-2437
Crystal DunningThunder Bay Counselling Centre, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-2251-1095
Kristine StasiukDilico Anishinabek Family Care, Fort William First Nation, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0004-7489-9757
Tina BobinskiOntario Native Women's Association, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.ORCID 0009-0000-3153-4628
Arto OhinmaaDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7094-1573
Sherry H StewartDepartment of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3350-2712
Amanda S NewtonDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3020-674X
Aislin R MushquashDepartment of Psychology, Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4494-1326

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTransitional-aged youth have a high burden of mental health difficulties in Canada, with Indigenous youth, in particular, experiencing additional circumstances that challenge their well-being. Mobile health (mHealth) approaches hold promise for supporting individuals in areas with less access to services such as Northern Ontario.

objectiveThe primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the JoyPop app in increasing emotion regulation skills for Indigenous transitional-aged youth (aged 18-25 years) on a waitlist for mental health services when compared with usual practice (UP). The secondary objectives are to (1) evaluate the impact of the app on general mental health symptoms and treatment readiness and (2) evaluate whether using the app is associated with a reduction in the use (and therefore cost) of other services while one is waiting for mental health services.

methodsThe study is a pragmatic, parallel-arm randomized controlled superiority trial design spanning a 4-week period. All participants will receive UP, which involves waitlist monitoring practices at the study site, which includes regular check-in phone calls to obtain any updates regarding functioning. Participants will be allocated to the intervention (JoyPop+UP) or control (UP) condition in a 1:1 ratio using stratified block randomization. Participants will complete self-report measures of emotion regulation (primary outcome), mental health, treatment readiness, and service use during 3 assessments (baseline, second [after 2 weeks], and third [after 4 weeks]). Descriptive statistics pertaining to baseline variables and app usage will be reported. Linear mixed modeling will be used to analyze change in outcomes over time as a function of condition assignment, while a cost-consequence analysis will be used to evaluate the association between app use and service use.

resultsRecruitment began September 1, 2023, and is ongoing. In total, 2 participants have completed the study.

conclusionsThis study will assess whether the JoyPop app is effective for Indigenous transitional-aged youth on a waitlist for mental health services. Positive findings may support the integration of the app into mental health services as a waitlist management tool.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05991154; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05991154. INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIER (IRRID): DERR1-10.2196/64745.

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PMID39883939
PMCPMC11826949

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