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Evaluation of MoodRing on Improving the Quality of Depression Management in Adolescents

An interventional study of MoodRing App and Usual Care in Depression in Adolescence, sponsored by Ana Radovic. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years to 18 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-14.

Sponsored by Ana Radovic · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

Why this study was terminated
The study was terminated prior to being able to recruit the full sample due to lack of funding and expiration of time on the award. The sample recruited completed the entire 6 month study.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
73
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
12 Years to 18 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The MoodRing intervention is a mobile application for adolescents, parents, and an accompanying web-based clinician portal which enables adolescents to monitor their mood through the use of passively collected smartphone data. This randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether MoodRing as compared to usual care improves the quality of depression management.

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This is a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of MoodRing as compared to usual care for adolescents who have a prior diagnosis of depression. Adolescents with depressive symptoms, their parents, and their mental healthcare providers (if interested) will participate in a 6 month study. Adolescents age 12-18 and their parent will be consented for the study and be sent an online survey to obtain baseline measures. Those who complete the baseline measures will then be randomized to receive the MoodRing intervention or treatment as usual. Adolescents and parents will be asked to complete data collection at 3 months and 6 month time points post-randomization by online survey. Additionally, data will be collected for 3 and 6 month timepoints via the adolescent's electronic health record data. At 6 months, online surveys will be sent and an invitation to interview for patients' mental healthcare providers who consent to participate in the study.

Adolescent-parent dyads will be randomized at a 1:1 ratio (using randomized block sizes) to either 1) MoodRing or 2) usual care. 100 adolescent-parent dyads (200 total individuals) will be randomized to MoodRing and 100 adolescent-parent dyads (200 total individuals) will be randomized to usual care. We expect 50 clinicians will participate. In both arms, passively collected data will be obtained from adolescent smartphones as well as weekly mood surveys and monthly sleep surveys. In the 1) MoodRing arm adolescents will download the MoodRing-adolescent app, parents will download the MoodRing-parent app, and healthcare providers if interested will have access to a clinician dashboard. The randomization tables will be generated by the study statistician.

The investigators hypothesize that adolescents who receive MoodRing as compared to usual care will have:

H1: Improved self-management of depression as measured by change of baseline for the average score on the Partners in Health Scale

EH2: The investigators will also explore whether MoodRing as compared to usual care will result in improved quality of depression management as measured by frequency of symptom reassessment, medication adherence, and therapy adherence, less healthcare utilization, decreased depression symptoms, improved sleep quality, and increased application of self-management activities through increased self-efficacy, utilization of self-management skills and knowledge and social support.

H3: The investigators anticipate healthcare providers, adolescents, and parents will report satisfaction with use of MoodRing.

* After date September 2022, we decided to make a change to the protocol and primary outcome. Due to recruitment challenges from mental health clinicians due to their clinical workload, we made a change to recruit adolescents directly including using social media. This introduced more heterogeneity to access to mental health care as well as less access to electronic health records systems that were external to our site which made it less likely to be able to measure quality of depression management. For this reason, the goal to recruit healthcare providers was discontinued. And the primary outcome was changed to self-management, changing our hypothesis to:

We hypothesized that MoodRing will help adolescents better self-manage their depression.

Secondary outcome measures were changed from "change in symptoms" to just that symptom total at 3 months and 6 months for better clinical interpretability.

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Conditions studied

  • Depression in Adolescence

Keywords

  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Medicine
  • Mental Health Services
  • eHealth
  • Mobile Applications
  • Symptom Management
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In context

Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Ana Radovic as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
12 Years to 18 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Adolescent:

  • age 12 -18
  • prior or present history of depression per self-report and/or clinician diagnosis
  • scores between 5 or higher on PHQ-9 consistent with at least mild symptoms of depression
  • read and understand English
  • has an Android or iOS smartphone compatible with AWARE mobile application and access to a smartphone data plan
  • currently in United States

Parent/Guardian:

  • adolescent qualifies for study and assents to enroll
  • understands English
  • currently in United States
  • has a smartphone device that can download the intervention application

Healthcare Provider:

- involved in providing mental health treatment (psychotherapy or antidepressant prescribing or making referrals) to adolescent participant - can be a primary care provider, therapist, subspecialist, psychiatrist

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Adolescent:

  • currently actively suicidal (have suicidal thoughts and plan with an intent to act on it)
  • plans to travel to countries belonging to the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden), the United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland), Norway, Iceland, or Lichtenstein in the next 6 months for more than 2 weeks at a time

Parent:

- If their adolescent child is excluded

Healthcare Provider:

- None

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
73 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Usual Care

    Participants in this arm will receive no intervention and access treatment as usual per their mental health services provider. A mobile application (AWARE) which is not interactive and is only for purposes of data collection will be downloaded on the adolescents' smartphone.

    Other: Usual Care

  • Experimental
    MoodRing

    Adolescent participants in this arm will download two mobile applications - a data collection non-interactive app to collect passive sensing data (AWARE) and the MoodRing (MR) mobile application with which they can visualize their data about their mood, sleep, activity, enter their own mood score, and access psychoeducational resources including links to a research-based website, SOVA. Their parents will download a parent MoodRing application which provides them with parenting resources and articles and a weekly report of their adolescents' mood as predicted by passive sensing. Clinical providers will receive access to a web portal where they can view their adolescent patients' data who are enrolled in the study.

    Device: MoodRing App

Interventions

  • DeviceMoodRing App

    Adolescents and parents in the MR arm will receive instructions to download the MR app and AWARE app, customize the app, utilize an app-based self-guided onboarding, and review questions with the research team. The MR app provides the adolescent and their parent a notification to view a weekly report predicting their mood score (i.e. depression severity level similar to the Patient health questionnaire-9). The MR app will provide a library of coping strategies for adolescents and opportunities to self-track their mood. Clinicians in the MR Arm will get access to a MR portal online. They will be able to view patients they are a provider for. The clinician will receive in-person and/or video-based training to use the portal.

  • OtherUsual Care

    Adolescents and parents in the usual care arm will receive instructions to download the AWARE app. This app will only track data and will not be interactive. Otherwise they will receive care as per routine by their healthcare provider team.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Self-management at 3 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the Partners in Health Scale The revised Partners in Health Scale (Smith 2016) assesses self-management with respect to a chronic condition, with regard to active involvement of a patient in managing their condition. Total scores range from 0 to 96 with higher scores indicating worse self-management. A larger negative change in self-management score means an improvement in self-management.

    Time frame: From baseline to 3 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quality of Depression Management: Depression Symptom Reassessment

    Attendance at a healthcare provider visit for depression symptom reassessment within 3 months (yes/no) measured by adolescent or parent self-report (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. Quality of Depression Management: Medication Adherence

    Out of adolescents who are taking an antidepressant, receipt of at least 60 consecutive days (yes/no) measured by adolescent self-report. The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

    Time frame: 3 months

  3. Quality of Depression Management: Therapy Adherence

    Out of adolescents who report being referred for psychotherapy, receipt of at least 3 sessions within 3 months (yes/no) measured by adolescent and parent self-report (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

    Time frame: 3 months

  4. Healthcare Utilization for Acute Care or Primary Care (for Non Mental-health Reason)

    Average Number of visits for (greater number as reported by adolescent self-report and parent self-report): 1. urgent care; 2. emergency room; 3. inpatient hospitalization; 4. acute primary care provider visit for non-mental health related concern; 5. medical subspecialist visit 6. surgical subspecialist visit

    Time frame: 3 month

  5. Depression Severity at 3 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9 measures depression severity with a score ranging from 0 to 27, a higher score indicating greater severity.

    Time frame: 3 months

  6. Sleep-Related Impairment at 3 Months

    Adolescents will respond to the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep-Related Impairment scale. This scale has four questions with response options of never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, and always, ranges from 4 to 19 with higher scores indicating higher levels of sleep-related impairment.

    Time frame: 3 months

  7. Sleep Disturbance at 3 Months

    Adolescents will respond to the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance scale. This scale has four questions, the second (sleeping through the night) being reverse-scored, with response options of never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, and always, ranges from 4 to 20 with higher scores indicating higher levels of sleep disturbance.

    Time frame: 3 months

  8. Self-Efficacy at 3 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (MHSES) The Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (Clarke, 2014) measures one's belief in one's capability to perform mental health self-care behaviors. The score ranges from 6 to 60, with higher scores indicating higher confidence in mental health selfcare.

    Time frame: 3 months

  9. Self-management Behavior at 3 Months

    Adolescents will be asked based on Question 12 of Partners in Health Scale about self-management behavior. This question asks the average amount of time (options including Daily, More than once a week, Once a week, Once a month, Once a semester, Once a year, Less than once a year, Never) spent in potentially useful self-management activities. Each time category will be described by a percentage. Each of the following are asked individually: (1) created to-do lists to help me focus; (2) found strategies to create pleasurable distractions; (3) engaged in some physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.); (4) set realistic short-term goals; (5) made sure I had a good day/night routine with got enough sleep; (6) ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted; (7) left the house regularly; (8) ate healthy A higher score indicates a better outcome.

    Time frame: 3 months

  10. Social Support at 3 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey The Medical Outcome Study Social Support Scale (Sherbourne, 1991) measures types of social support. Each item ranges from 1 to 5 and the total score is averaged and ranges from 1 to 5, with higher levels associated with greater support.

    Time frame: 3 months

  11. Change in Self-management at 6 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the Partners in Health Scale The revised Partners in Health Scale (Smith 2016) assesses self-management with respect to a chronic condition, with regard to active involvement of a patient in managing their condition. Total scores range from 0 to 96 with higher scores indicating worse self-management. A larger negative change in self-management score means an improvement in self-management.

    Time frame: From baseline to 6 months

  12. Quality of Depression Management: Depression Symptom Reassessment

    Attendance at a healthcare provider visit for depression symptom reassessment within the past 3 months (yes/no) measured by adolescent, parent self-report and electronic health record review (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

    Time frame: 6 months

  13. Quality of Depression Management: Medication Adherence

    Out of adolescents who are taking an antidepressant, receipt of at least 60 consecutive days (yes/no) within the past 3 months, measured by adolescent, parent self-report and electronic health record review (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

    Time frame: 6 months

  14. Quality of Depression Management: Therapy Adherence

    Out of adolescents who are referred for psychotherapy, receipt of at least 3 sessions within the past 3 months (yes/no) measured by adolescent, parent self-report and electronic health record review (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

    Time frame: 6 months

  15. Healthcare Utilization for Acute Care or Primary Care (for Non Mental-health Reason)

    Number of visits for (combined total between adolescent self-report, parent self-report, and electronic health-record review): 1. urgent care; 2. emergency room; 3. inpatient hospitalization; 4. acute primary care provider visit for non-mental health related concern; 5. medical or surgical subspecialist visit

    Time frame: 6 month

  16. Depression Severity at 6 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9 measures depression severity with a score ranging from 0 to 27, a higher score indicating greater severity.

    Time frame: 6 months

  17. Self-management Behavior at 6 Months

    Adolescents will be asked based on Question 12 of Partners in Health Scale about self-management behavior. This question asks the average amount of time (options including Daily, More than once a week, Once a week, Once a month, Once a semester, Once a year, Less than once a year, Never) spent in potentially useful self-management activities. Each of the following are asked individually: (1) created to-do lists to help me focus; (2) found strategies to create pleasurable distractions; (3) engaged in some physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.); (4) set realistic short-term goals; (5) made sure I had a good day/night routine with got enough sleep; (6) ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted; (7) left the house regularly; (8) ate healthy

    Time frame: 6 months

  18. Self-Efficacy at 6 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (MHSES) The Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (Clarke, 2014) measures one's belief in one's capability to perform mental health self-care behaviors. The score ranges from 6 to 60, with higher scores indicating higher confidence in mental health selfcare.

    Time frame: 6 months

  19. Social Support at 6 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey The Medical Outcome Study Social Support Scale (Sherbourne, 1991) measures types of social support. Each item ranges from 1 to 5 and the total score is averaged and ranges from 1 to 5, with higher levels associated with greater support.

    Time frame: 6 months

  20. Sleep-Related Impairment at 6 Months

    Adolescents will respond to the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep-Related Impairment scale. This scale has four questions with response options of never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, and always, ranges from 4 to 19 with higher scores indicating higher levels of sleep-related impairment.

    Time frame: 6 months

  21. Sleep Disturbance at 6 Months

    Adolescents will respond to the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance scale. This scale has four questions, the second (sleeping through the night) being reverse-scored, with response options of never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, and always, ranges from 4 to 20 with higher scores indicating higher levels of sleep disturbance.

    Time frame: 6 months

Other outcomes

  1. Sleep Habits at 3 Months

    Adolescents will respond to the School Based Sleep Habits Survey-Child Form which asks 43 questions about weekday and weeknight sleep patterns, sleep awakenings, and sleep time preferences.

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. Perceived Need for Service Use at 3 Months

    The General-practice Users Perceived-need Inventory (GUPI) The General-Practice Users Perceived-Need Inventory (McNab, 2004) will be used to measure perceived need for treatment. There is no scoring. Adolescents will be asked this and parents about their perception of their adolescent's need for mental health services. The response will be evaluated by the total number of individuals who agree that they would like to or are already getting help with a) medication and b) counseling as comapred to those who respond they do not need this kind of help.

    Time frame: 3 months

  3. Perceived Severity at 3 Months

    Rating scale of General Mental Health A rating scale of General Mental Health (Cadigan, 2018) will be used with two questions each ranging from 1 to 5 with regard to a self-rating of general mental health. Adolescents will be asked this and parents about their perception of their adolescent's mental health.

    Time frame: 3 months

  4. Anxiety Severity at 3 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorders 7-item Questionnaire measures extent of anxiety symptoms. The total score ranges from 0 to 21 with a higher score indicating greater severity.

    Time frame: 3 months

  5. Parent-Teen Communication Quality at 3 Months

    M-PACS (The Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (Olson, 1985) modified for mental health) asks 20 questions with regards to communication between parents and adolescents, with responses 1-5 from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Some items are reverse scored with a higher scale score indicating better communication. Both adolescents and parents will be asked these questions.

    Time frame: 3 months

  6. Parent-Teen Relationship Quality at 3 Months

    The CPCS (Child Parent Connectedness Scale) asks 5 questions from a scale of 1-5 from strongly disagree to strongly agree with regards to connectedness and relationship satisfaction with each other. A higher score indicates higher child-parent connectedness. Both adolescents and parents will be asked these questions.

    Time frame: 3 months

  7. Suicidal Thoughts

    Adolescents who respond with anything besides "none" to the 9th question of the PHQ-9 will be asked to complete the brief CSSR-S scale. This scale asks two questions, have you (the participant) wished you (the participant) were dead or wished you (the participant) could go to sleep and not wake up? (yes/no) and have you (the participant) actually had any thoughts of killing yourself? (yes/no). Positive answers indicate suicidal thinking. These will be asked on an online survey. Those adolescents responding positively will complete a full CSSR-S interview.

    Time frame: 3 months

  8. Sleep Habits at 6 Months

    Adolescents will respond to the School Based Sleep Habits Survey-Child Form which asks 43 questions about weekday and weeknight sleep patterns, sleep awakenings, and sleep time preferences.

    Time frame: 6 months

  9. Perceived Severity at 6 Months

    Rating scale of General Mental Health A rating scale of General Mental Health (Cadigan, 2018) will be used with two questions each ranging from 1 to 5 with regard to a self-rating of general mental health. Adolescents will be asked this and parents about their perception of their adolescent's mental health.

    Time frame: 6 months

  10. Perceived Need for Service Use at 6 Months

    The General-practice Users Perceived-need Inventory (GUPI) The General-Practice Users Perceived-Need Inventory (McNab, 2004) will be used to measure perceived need for treatment. There is no scoring. Adolescents will be asked this and parents about their perception of their adolescent's need for mental health services. The response will be evaluated by the total number of individuals who agree that they would like to or are already getting help with a) medication and b) counseling as comapred to those who respond they do not need this kind of help.

    Time frame: 6 months

  11. Acceptability of MoodRing: Heathcare Provider Acceptability

    System Usability Questionnaire (Bangor, 2008) asks 11 questions about the usability of a technological intervention. SUS scores range from 0-100. Higher scores indicate better usability.

    Time frame: at 6 months

  12. Acceptability of MoodRing as a Clinical Tool: Heathcare Provider Acceptability

    Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) (Weiner, 2017) asks 4 questions on a 1-5 Likert scale with completely disagree to completely agree with regards to acceptability of an intervention and 3 questions were added including with regards to efficiency, help taking care of patients, patient benefit from the intervention. Higher scores indicate higher acceptability. Also an open-ended question will be asked about feedback using MoodRing.

    Time frame: at 6 months

  13. Acceptability of MoodRing: Adolescent/Parent Acceptability

    System Usability Questionnaire (Bangor, 2008) asks 11 questions about the usability of a technological intervention. SUS scores 0-100. Higher scores indicate better usability. Adolescents and Parents - only those randomized to the MoodRing arm - will be asked these questions.

    Time frame: at 6 months

  14. Acceptability of MoodRing as a Self-management Tool: Adolescent/Parent Acceptability

    Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) (Weiner, 2017) asks 4 questions on a 1-5 Likert scale with completely disagree to completely agree with regards to acceptability of an intervention. Additional questions will be asked about perceived benefit, taking care of mental health, and confidence in mental health management. Higher scores indicate higher acceptability. Also an open-ended question will be asked about feedback using MoodRing. Adolescents and Parents - only those randomized to the MoodRing arm - will be asked these questions.

    Time frame: at 6 months

  15. Anxiety Severity at 6 Months

    Adolescents will be asked the GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorders 7-item Questionnaire measures extent of anxiety symptoms. The total score ranges from 0 to 21 with a higher score indicating greater severity.

    Time frame: 6 months

  16. Parent-Teen Communication Quality at 6 Months

    M-PACS (The Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (Olson, 1985) modified for mental health) asks 20 questions with regards to communication between parents and adolescents, with responses 1-5 from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Some items are reverse scored with a higher scale score indicating better communication. Both adolescents and parents will be asked these questions.

    Time frame: 6 months

  17. Parent-Teen Relationship Quality at 6 Months

    The CPCS (Child Parent Connectedness Scale) asks 5 questions from a scale of 1-5 from strongly disagree to strongly agree with regards to connectedness and relationship satisfaction with each other. A higher score indicates higher child-parent connectedness. Both adolescents and parents will be asked these questions.

    Time frame: 6 months

  18. Suicidal Thoughts

    Adolescents who respond with anything besides "none" to the 9th question of the PHQ-9 will be asked to complete the brief CSSR-S scale. This scale asks two questions, have you (the participant) wished you (the participant) were dead or wished you (the participant) could go to sleep and not wake up? (yes/no) and have you (the participant) actually had any thoughts of killing yourself? (yes/no). Positive answers indicate suicidal thinking. These will be asked on an online survey. Those adolescents responding positively will complete a full CSSR-S interview.

    Time frame: 6 months

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Results

Posted Aug 14, 2025
Limitations and caveats
The pre-specified statistical analysis plan was not performed as it was not scientifically appropriate due to insufficient enrollment. Due to the complexity of intervention development and the COVID-19 pandemic we were not able to complete our enrollment goals prior to funding ceasing.

Participant flow

Recruitment sources: 81.4% from social media advertisement (591/726), 9.5% completing an electronic interest form in clinic at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health (69/726), and from 9% completing the University of Pittsburgh online interest form (Pitt+Me) (66/726). Out of these, 12.5% (91/726) were able to be reached to complete screening. Prior to the study a plan was made to enroll healthcare providers. One provider was approached did not enroll.

3 Month Timepoint Data Collection
Participant flow — 3 Month Timepoint Data Collection
MilestoneUsual CareMoodRing
Started3132
Completed129
Not completed1923
Withdrew: Dyads who did not complete 3 month due to parent not completing (only adolescent completed)1315
Withdrew: Dyads who did not complete 3 month due to adolescent not completing (only parent completed)33
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up35
6 Month Timepoint Data Collection
Participant flow — 6 Month Timepoint Data Collection
MilestoneUsual CareMoodRing
Started3132
Completed88
Not completed2324
Withdrew: Dyads who did not complete 6 month due to parent not completing (only adolescent completed)1413
Withdrew: Dyads who did not complete 6 month due to parent not completing (only adolescent completed)15
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up86

Outcome measures

PrimaryChange From Baseline in Self-management at 3 Months

Adolescents will be asked the Partners in Health Scale The revised Partners in Health Scale (Smith 2016) assesses self-management with respect to a chronic condition, with regard to active involvement of a patient in managing their condition. Total scores range from 0 to 96 with higher scores indicating worse self-management. A larger negative change in self-management score means an improvement in self-management.

Time frame:
From baseline to 3 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Change From Baseline in Self-management at 3 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Change From Baseline in Self-management at 3 Months12 ± 14.3-1.84 ± 16.04
SecondaryQuality of Depression Management: Depression Symptom Reassessment

Attendance at a healthcare provider visit for depression symptom reassessment within 3 months (yes/no) measured by adolescent or parent self-report (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Quality of Depression Management: Depression Symptom Reassessment
ParticipantsUsual CareMoodRing
Quality of Depression Management: Depression Symptom Reassessment2024
SecondaryQuality of Depression Management: Medication Adherence

Out of adolescents who are taking an antidepressant, receipt of at least 60 consecutive days (yes/no) measured by adolescent self-report. The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Quality of Depression Management: Medication Adherence
ParticipantsUsual CareMoodRing
Quality of Depression Management: Medication Adherence1612
SecondaryQuality of Depression Management: Therapy Adherence

Out of adolescents who report being referred for psychotherapy, receipt of at least 3 sessions within 3 months (yes/no) measured by adolescent and parent self-report (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Quality of Depression Management: Therapy Adherence
ParticipantsUsual CareMoodRing
Quality of Depression Management: Therapy Adherence1514
SecondaryHealthcare Utilization for Acute Care or Primary Care (for Non Mental-health Reason)

Average Number of visits for (greater number as reported by adolescent self-report and parent self-report): 1. urgent care; 2. emergency room; 3. inpatient hospitalization; 4. acute primary care provider visit for non-mental health related concern; 5. medical subspecialist visit 6. surgical subspecialist visit

Time frame:
3 month
Reported as:
Mean · average number of visits
Healthcare Utilization for Acute Care or Primary Care (for Non Mental-health Reason)
average number of visitsUsual CareMoodRing
Urgent Care Visits0.21 ± 0.530.20 ± 0.48
Emergency Room0.10 ± 0.310.22 ± 0.54
Inpatient Hospitalization0.10 ± 0.390 ± 0
Acute PCP visit non mental health0.52 ± 0.790.44 ± 0.95
Medical Subspecialist Visit0.62 ± 0.940.37 ± 0.71
Surgical Subspecialist Visit0.15 ± 0.460.15 ± 0.53
SecondaryDepression Severity at 3 Months

Adolescents will be asked the PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9 measures depression severity with a score ranging from 0 to 27, a higher score indicating greater severity.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Depression Severity at 3 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Depression Severity at 3 Months11.19 ± 3.5611.17 ± 5.14
SecondarySleep-Related Impairment at 3 Months

Adolescents will respond to the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep-Related Impairment scale. This scale has four questions with response options of never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, and always, ranges from 4 to 19 with higher scores indicating higher levels of sleep-related impairment.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Sleep-Related Impairment at 3 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Sleep-Related Impairment at 3 Months13.12 ± 3.8513.17 ± 3.81
SecondarySleep Disturbance at 3 Months

Adolescents will respond to the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance scale. This scale has four questions, the second (sleeping through the night) being reverse-scored, with response options of never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, and always, ranges from 4 to 20 with higher scores indicating higher levels of sleep disturbance.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Sleep Disturbance at 3 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Sleep Disturbance at 3 Months13.48 ± 2.7413.67 ± 3.67
SecondarySelf-Efficacy at 3 Months

Adolescents will be asked the Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (MHSES) The Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (Clarke, 2014) measures one's belief in one's capability to perform mental health self-care behaviors. The score ranges from 6 to 60, with higher scores indicating higher confidence in mental health selfcare.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Self-Efficacy at 3 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Self-Efficacy at 3 Months33.62 ± 9.4335.72 ± 9.77
SecondarySelf-management Behavior at 3 Months

Adolescents will be asked based on Question 12 of Partners in Health Scale about self-management behavior. This question asks the average amount of time (options including Daily, More than once a week, Once a week, Once a month, Once a semester, Once a year, Less than once a year, Never) spent in potentially useful self-management activities. Each time category will be described by a percentage. Each of the following are asked individually: (1) created to-do lists to help me focus; (2) found strategies to create pleasurable distractions; (3) engaged in some physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.); (4) set realistic short-term goals; (5) made sure I had a good day/night routine with got enough sleep; (6) ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted; (7) left the house regularly; (8) ate healthy A higher score indicates a better outcome.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Self-management Behavior at 3 Months
ParticipantsUsual CareMoodRing
Created to-do lists to help me focus — Daily45
Created to-do lists to help me focus — More than Once a Week33
Created to-do lists to help me focus — Once a Week35
Created to-do lists to help me focus — Once a month70
Created to-do lists to help me focus — Once a semester (3-4 months)43
Created to-do lists to help me focus — Once a year13
Created to-do lists to help me focus — Less than once a year40
Created to-do lists to help me focus — Never06
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Daily25
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — More than Once a Week76
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Once a Week93
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Once a month37
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Once a semester (3-4 months)32
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Once a year11
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Less than once a year11
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Never00
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Daily211
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — More than Once a Week81
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Once a Week910
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Once a month42
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Once a semester (3-4 months)21
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Once a year00
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Less than once a year10
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Never00
Set realistic short-term goals — Daily24
Set realistic short-term goals — More than Once a Week53
Set realistic short-term goals — Once a Week17
Set realistic short-term goals — Once a month72
Set realistic short-term goals — Once a semester (3-4 months)92
Set realistic short-term goals — Once a year22
Set realistic short-term goals — Less than once a year02
Set realistic short-term goals — Never03
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Daily14
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — More than Once a Week108
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Once a Week56
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Once a month32
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Once a semester (3-4 months)43
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Once a year20
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Less than once a year02
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Never10
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Daily22
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — More than Once a Week78
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Once a Week96
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Once a month15
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Once a semester (3-4 months)41
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Once a year21
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Less than once a year01
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Never11
Left the house regulary — Daily59
Left the house regulary — More than Once a Week1210
Left the house regulary — Once a Week52
Left the house regulary — Once a month31
Left the house regulary — Once a semester (3-4 months)00
Left the house regulary — Once a year11
Left the house regulary — Less than once a year01
Left the house regulary — Never01
Ate healthy — Daily43
Ate healthy — More than Once a Week1412
Ate healthy — Once a Week54
Ate healthy — Once a month12
Ate healthy — Once a semester (3-4 months)02
Ate healthy — Once a year10
Ate healthy — Less than once a year01
Ate healthy — Never11
SecondarySocial Support at 3 Months

Adolescents will be asked the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey The Medical Outcome Study Social Support Scale (Sherbourne, 1991) measures types of social support. Each item ranges from 1 to 5 and the total score is averaged and ranges from 1 to 5, with higher levels associated with greater support.

Time frame:
3 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Social Support at 3 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Social Support at 3 Months3.66 ± 0.844.08 ± 0.72
SecondaryChange in Self-management at 6 Months

Adolescents will be asked the Partners in Health Scale The revised Partners in Health Scale (Smith 2016) assesses self-management with respect to a chronic condition, with regard to active involvement of a patient in managing their condition. Total scores range from 0 to 96 with higher scores indicating worse self-management. A larger negative change in self-management score means an improvement in self-management.

Time frame:
From baseline to 6 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Change in Self-management at 6 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Change in Self-management at 6 Months-1.55 ± 13.3-4.6 ± 16.2
SecondaryQuality of Depression Management: Depression Symptom Reassessment

Attendance at a healthcare provider visit for depression symptom reassessment within the past 3 months (yes/no) measured by adolescent, parent self-report and electronic health record review (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Quality of Depression Management: Depression Symptom Reassessment
ParticipantsUsual CareMoodRing
Quality of Depression Management: Depression Symptom Reassessment1416
SecondaryQuality of Depression Management: Medication Adherence

Out of adolescents who are taking an antidepressant, receipt of at least 60 consecutive days (yes/no) within the past 3 months, measured by adolescent, parent self-report and electronic health record review (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Quality of Depression Management: Medication Adherence
ParticipantsUsual CareMoodRing
Quality of Depression Management: Medication Adherence1111
SecondaryQuality of Depression Management: Therapy Adherence

Out of adolescents who are referred for psychotherapy, receipt of at least 3 sessions within the past 3 months (yes/no) measured by adolescent, parent self-report and electronic health record review (yes if any are yes, no if all are no). The metric reported will be percentage of individuals per study arm with a 'yes' result.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Quality of Depression Management: Therapy Adherence
ParticipantsUsual CareMoodRing
Quality of Depression Management: Therapy Adherence1117
SecondaryHealthcare Utilization for Acute Care or Primary Care (for Non Mental-health Reason)

Number of visits for (combined total between adolescent self-report, parent self-report, and electronic health-record review): 1. urgent care; 2. emergency room; 3. inpatient hospitalization; 4. acute primary care provider visit for non-mental health related concern; 5. medical or surgical subspecialist visit

Time frame:
6 month
Reported as:
Mean · patient visits
Healthcare Utilization for Acute Care or Primary Care (for Non Mental-health Reason)
patient visitsUsual CareMoodRing
Urgent Care Visits0.22 ± 0.580.27 ± 0.64
Emergency Room0 ± 00.15 ± 0.43
Inpatient Hospitalization0 ± 00.04 ± 0.20
Acute PCP visit non mental health0.30 ± 0.520.27 ± 0.56
Medical Subspecialist Visit0.61 ± 1.190.94 ± 1.58
Surgical Subspecialist Visit0.13 ± 0.430.15 ± 0.54
SecondaryDepression Severity at 6 Months

Adolescents will be asked the PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9 measures depression severity with a score ranging from 0 to 27, a higher score indicating greater severity.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Depression Severity at 6 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Depression Severity at 6 Months11.1 ± 4.888.45 ± 3.75
SecondarySelf-management Behavior at 6 Months

Adolescents will be asked based on Question 12 of Partners in Health Scale about self-management behavior. This question asks the average amount of time (options including Daily, More than once a week, Once a week, Once a month, Once a semester, Once a year, Less than once a year, Never) spent in potentially useful self-management activities. Each of the following are asked individually: (1) created to-do lists to help me focus; (2) found strategies to create pleasurable distractions; (3) engaged in some physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.); (4) set realistic short-term goals; (5) made sure I had a good day/night routine with got enough sleep; (6) ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted; (7) left the house regularly; (8) ate healthy

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Self-management Behavior at 6 Months
ParticipantsUsual CareMoodRing
to help me focus — Daily35
to help me focus — More than Once a Week23
to help me focus — Once a Week61
to help me focus — Once a month33
to help me focus — Once a semester (3-4 months)32
to help me focus — Once a year03
to help me focus — Less than once a year22
to help me focus — Never11
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Daily37
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — More than Once a Week45
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Once a Week73
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Once a month34
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Once a semester (3-4 months)20
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Once a year01
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Less than once a year10
Found strategies to create pleasurable distractions — Never00
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Daily66
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — More than Once a Week54
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Once a Week37
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Once a month51
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Once a semester (3-4 months)11
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Once a year01
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Less than once a year00
Engaged in some moderate physical activity (cycling, walking, etc.) — Never00
Set realistic short-term goals — Daily25
Set realistic short-term goals — More than Once a Week44
Set realistic short-term goals — Once a Week26
Set realistic short-term goals — Once a month42
Set realistic short-term goals — Once a semester (3-4 months)52
Set realistic short-term goals — Once a year21
Set realistic short-term goals — Less than once a year00
Set realistic short-term goals — Never10
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Daily23
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — More than Once a Week37
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Once a Week56
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Once a month62
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Once a semester (3-4 months)31
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Once a year00
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Less than once a year00
Made sure I had a good day/night routine and got enough sleep — Never11
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Daily31
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — More than Once a Week57
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Once a Week28
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Once a month72
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Once a semester (3-4 months)20
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Once a year01
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Less than once a year10
Ensured enough rest to avoid getting exhausted — Never01
Left the house regularly — Daily410
Left the house regularly — More than Once a Week116
Left the house regularly — Once a Week52
Left the house regularly — Once a month01
Left the house regularly — Once a semester (3-4 months)01
Left the house regularly — Once a year00
Left the house regularly — Less than once a year00
Left the house regularly — Never00
Ate healthy — Daily53
Ate healthy — More than Once a Week69
Ate healthy — Once a Week64
Ate healthy — Once a month21
Ate healthy — Once a semester (3-4 months)02
Ate healthy — Once a year11
Ate healthy — Less than once a year00
Ate healthy — Never00
SecondarySelf-Efficacy at 6 Months

Adolescents will be asked the Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (MHSES) The Mental Health Self-efficacy Scale (Clarke, 2014) measures one's belief in one's capability to perform mental health self-care behaviors. The score ranges from 6 to 60, with higher scores indicating higher confidence in mental health selfcare.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Self-Efficacy at 6 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Self-Efficacy at 6 Months37.5 ± 9.3239.95 ± 10.56
SecondarySocial Support at 6 Months

Adolescents will be asked the Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey The Medical Outcome Study Social Support Scale (Sherbourne, 1991) measures types of social support. Each item ranges from 1 to 5 and the total score is averaged and ranges from 1 to 5, with higher levels associated with greater support.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Social Support at 6 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Social Support at 6 Months4.03 ± 0.764.04 ± 0.83
SecondarySleep-Related Impairment at 6 Months

Adolescents will respond to the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep-Related Impairment scale. This scale has four questions with response options of never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, and always, ranges from 4 to 19 with higher scores indicating higher levels of sleep-related impairment.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Sleep-Related Impairment at 6 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Sleep-Related Impairment at 6 Months12.9 ± 4.7913.05 ± 3.02
SecondarySleep Disturbance at 6 Months

Adolescents will respond to the PROMIS Pediatric Sleep Disturbance scale. This scale has four questions, the second (sleeping through the night) being reverse-scored, with response options of never, almost never, sometimes, almost always, and always, ranges from 4 to 20 with higher scores indicating higher levels of sleep disturbance.

Time frame:
6 months
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Sleep Disturbance at 6 Months
score on a scaleUsual CareMoodRing
Sleep Disturbance at 6 Months13.1 ± 2.6313.65 ± 2.28
Other pre-specifiedSleep Habits at 3 Months

Adolescents will respond to the School Based Sleep Habits Survey-Child Form which asks 43 questions about weekday and weeknight sleep patterns, sleep awakenings, and sleep time preferences.

Time frame:
3 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedPerceived Need for Service Use at 3 Months

The General-practice Users Perceived-need Inventory (GUPI) The General-Practice Users Perceived-Need Inventory (McNab, 2004) will be used to measure perceived need for treatment. There is no scoring. Adolescents will be asked this and parents about their perception of their adolescent's need for mental health services. The response will be evaluated by the total number of individuals who agree that they would like to or are already getting help with a) medication and b) counseling as comapred to those who respond they do not need this kind of help.

Time frame:
3 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedPerceived Severity at 3 Months

Rating scale of General Mental Health A rating scale of General Mental Health (Cadigan, 2018) will be used with two questions each ranging from 1 to 5 with regard to a self-rating of general mental health. Adolescents will be asked this and parents about their perception of their adolescent's mental health.

Time frame:
3 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedAnxiety Severity at 3 Months

Adolescents will be asked the GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorders 7-item Questionnaire measures extent of anxiety symptoms. The total score ranges from 0 to 21 with a higher score indicating greater severity.

Time frame:
3 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedParent-Teen Communication Quality at 3 Months

M-PACS (The Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (Olson, 1985) modified for mental health) asks 20 questions with regards to communication between parents and adolescents, with responses 1-5 from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Some items are reverse scored with a higher scale score indicating better communication. Both adolescents and parents will be asked these questions.

Time frame:
3 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedParent-Teen Relationship Quality at 3 Months

The CPCS (Child Parent Connectedness Scale) asks 5 questions from a scale of 1-5 from strongly disagree to strongly agree with regards to connectedness and relationship satisfaction with each other. A higher score indicates higher child-parent connectedness. Both adolescents and parents will be asked these questions.

Time frame:
3 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedSuicidal Thoughts

Adolescents who respond with anything besides "none" to the 9th question of the PHQ-9 will be asked to complete the brief CSSR-S scale. This scale asks two questions, have you (the participant) wished you (the participant) were dead or wished you (the participant) could go to sleep and not wake up? (yes/no) and have you (the participant) actually had any thoughts of killing yourself? (yes/no). Positive answers indicate suicidal thinking. These will be asked on an online survey. Those adolescents responding positively will complete a full CSSR-S interview.

Time frame:
3 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedSleep Habits at 6 Months

Adolescents will respond to the School Based Sleep Habits Survey-Child Form which asks 43 questions about weekday and weeknight sleep patterns, sleep awakenings, and sleep time preferences.

Time frame:
6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedPerceived Severity at 6 Months

Rating scale of General Mental Health A rating scale of General Mental Health (Cadigan, 2018) will be used with two questions each ranging from 1 to 5 with regard to a self-rating of general mental health. Adolescents will be asked this and parents about their perception of their adolescent's mental health.

Time frame:
6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedPerceived Need for Service Use at 6 Months

The General-practice Users Perceived-need Inventory (GUPI) The General-Practice Users Perceived-Need Inventory (McNab, 2004) will be used to measure perceived need for treatment. There is no scoring. Adolescents will be asked this and parents about their perception of their adolescent's need for mental health services. The response will be evaluated by the total number of individuals who agree that they would like to or are already getting help with a) medication and b) counseling as comapred to those who respond they do not need this kind of help.

Time frame:
6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedAcceptability of MoodRing: Heathcare Provider Acceptability

System Usability Questionnaire (Bangor, 2008) asks 11 questions about the usability of a technological intervention. SUS scores range from 0-100. Higher scores indicate better usability.

Time frame:
at 6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedAcceptability of MoodRing as a Clinical Tool: Heathcare Provider Acceptability

Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) (Weiner, 2017) asks 4 questions on a 1-5 Likert scale with completely disagree to completely agree with regards to acceptability of an intervention and 3 questions were added including with regards to efficiency, help taking care of patients, patient benefit from the intervention. Higher scores indicate higher acceptability. Also an open-ended question will be asked about feedback using MoodRing.

Time frame:
at 6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedAcceptability of MoodRing: Adolescent/Parent Acceptability

System Usability Questionnaire (Bangor, 2008) asks 11 questions about the usability of a technological intervention. SUS scores 0-100. Higher scores indicate better usability. Adolescents and Parents - only those randomized to the MoodRing arm - will be asked these questions.

Time frame:
at 6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedAcceptability of MoodRing as a Self-management Tool: Adolescent/Parent Acceptability

Acceptability of Intervention Measure (AIM) (Weiner, 2017) asks 4 questions on a 1-5 Likert scale with completely disagree to completely agree with regards to acceptability of an intervention. Additional questions will be asked about perceived benefit, taking care of mental health, and confidence in mental health management. Higher scores indicate higher acceptability. Also an open-ended question will be asked about feedback using MoodRing. Adolescents and Parents - only those randomized to the MoodRing arm - will be asked these questions.

Time frame:
at 6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedAnxiety Severity at 6 Months

Adolescents will be asked the GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorders 7-item Questionnaire measures extent of anxiety symptoms. The total score ranges from 0 to 21 with a higher score indicating greater severity.

Time frame:
6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedParent-Teen Communication Quality at 6 Months

M-PACS (The Parent-Adolescent Communication Scale (Olson, 1985) modified for mental health) asks 20 questions with regards to communication between parents and adolescents, with responses 1-5 from strongly disagree to strongly agree. Some items are reverse scored with a higher scale score indicating better communication. Both adolescents and parents will be asked these questions.

Time frame:
6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedParent-Teen Relationship Quality at 6 Months

The CPCS (Child Parent Connectedness Scale) asks 5 questions from a scale of 1-5 from strongly disagree to strongly agree with regards to connectedness and relationship satisfaction with each other. A higher score indicates higher child-parent connectedness. Both adolescents and parents will be asked these questions.

Time frame:
6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Other pre-specifiedSuicidal Thoughts

Adolescents who respond with anything besides "none" to the 9th question of the PHQ-9 will be asked to complete the brief CSSR-S scale. This scale asks two questions, have you (the participant) wished you (the participant) were dead or wished you (the participant) could go to sleep and not wake up? (yes/no) and have you (the participant) actually had any thoughts of killing yourself? (yes/no). Positive answers indicate suicidal thinking. These will be asked on an online survey. Those adolescents responding positively will complete a full CSSR-S interview.

Time frame:
6 months

Results for this outcome have not been posted.

Adverse events

Collected over 6 months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Usual Care0/62 (0%)0/62 (0%)0/62 (0%)
MoodRing0/64 (0%)0/64 (0%)0/64 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

For age: Adolescents and Parents are reported separately because providing a total average age across adolescents and parents is not indicated.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)MoodRing - AdolescentsMoodRing - ParentsUsual Care - AdolescentsUsual Care - ParentsTotal
Adolescents16.25 ± 1.41—15.65 ± 1.45—15.95 ± 1.43
Parents—45.12 ± 6.8—47.16 ± 7.0846.12 ± 6.94
Sex/Gender, Customized
Sex/Gender, Customized(Participants)MoodRing - AdolescentsMoodRing - ParentsUsual Care - AdolescentsUsual Care - ParentsTotal
Boy/Man8210020
Girl/Woman1830193198
Not applicable60208
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)MoodRing - AdolescentsMoodRing - ParentsUsual Care - AdolescentsUsual Care - ParentsTotal
Hispanic or Latino20428
Not Hispanic or Latino30322729118
Unknown or Not Reported00000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)MoodRing - AdolescentsMoodRing - ParentsUsual Care - AdolescentsUsual Care - ParentsTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native00000
Asian33107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander00101
Black or African American332311
White2326232698
More than one race30429
Unknown or Not Reported00000
Self-Management
Self-Management(units on a scale)MoodRing - AdolescentsMoodRing - ParentsUsual Care - AdolescentsUsual Care - ParentsTotal
Mean60.72 ± 18.14—59.74 ± 13.51—60.24 ± 15.91
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Study locations

1 site
  • Center for Adolescent and Young Adult Health
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Oct 14, 2022
  • Informed consent form · Nov 2, 2023

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Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — Trial outcome data can be accessed by contacting the study principal investigator. Otherwise there is currently no formal plan for data sharing.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 14, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05376358
Lead sponsor
Ana Radovic
Collaborators
NuRelm, Inc., National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), University of Virginia
Responsible party
Ana Radovic (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
May 17, 2022
Start date
May 12, 2022
Primary completion
Mar 27, 2024
Completion
Jun 20, 2024
Results posted
Aug 14, 2025
Last update
Aug 14, 2025

Study contacts

Sam Shaaban, BSEE, MBA
principal investigator · NuRelm, Inc.
Ana Radovic, MD, MSc
principal investigator · University of Pittsburgh
Afsaneh Doryab, Ph.D. CS
principal investigator · University of Virginia

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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