The Oh Happy Day Class - Digital Connections (OHDC-DC): A Pilot Study

NCT ID: NCT06206226

Last Updated: 2025-12-17

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

8 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-02-28

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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The Oh Happy Day Class-Digital Connections (OHDC-DC) is designed for African American adults experiencing clinical depression (CD). OHDC originally comprised of 13 treatment modules focused on culturally relevant strategies to increase knowledge of depression and healthy coping behaviors aimed at reducing symptoms of clinical depression and improving health outcomes.

The Oh Happy Day Class-Digital Connections (OHDC-DC) comprise of 5 core elements of the OHDC-DC:

1. 90-minute-weekly cognitive behavioral psycho-education classes over a 6-week period.
2. Six classes will be offered and facilitated online in the computerized OHDC-DC.
3. Participants will be encouraged to stay engaged between classes by digitally connecting on the app with the class content. On the app they will receive reminders and messages from staff and participants to stay digitally connected and engaged.
4. Embedded in the classes and content is psychoeducation with an emphasis on educating participants about depression, raising awareness of mental illness with the goal of normalizing it and reducing stigma, and increasing healthy coping behaviors, and.
5. The intervention will be delivered by a licensed mental health clinician.

Conditions

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Depression Depressive Disorder Depressive Symptoms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Oh Happy Day Class-Digital Connections (OHDC-DC)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

OHDC-DC

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

90-minute-weekly cognitive behavioral psycho-education classes using a mobile phone app over a 6-week period

Interventions

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OHDC-DC

90-minute-weekly cognitive behavioral psycho-education classes using a mobile phone app over a 6-week period

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* African-American
* Age 18 and older
* Experiencing depression (as evidenced by a score of 5 or higher on the PHQ-9)
* Own a mobile phone

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals who are currently receiving psychotherapy
* Individuals who are presently experiencing suicidal ideation
* Individuals who started psychotropic medication less than three months prior to the start of the OHDC will be excluded from the study
* Participants scoring 25 or higher on the PHQ-9 will be screened out
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Wisconsin, Madison

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Earlise Ward, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Locations

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University of Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Shari Barlow

Role: CONTACT

608-265-4348

Facility Contacts

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Shari Barlow

Role: primary

608-265-4348

Other Identifiers

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A532007

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

SMPH/FAMILY MED/RES GRANTS

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Protocol Version 11/16/23

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2023-1437

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id