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This study is testing the acceptability and efficacy of an AI enabled mental health chatbot (Elomia) as a resource of college student wellness.
Elomia is a generative AI program that can respond to text users type in with unique responses that are designed to address therapeutic targets like stress, anxiety, procrastination, feeling overwhelmed and so on. Elomia was "trained" by real therapists with expertise in cognitive-behavioral therapy who responded to many different real people typing about their concerns. Thus, Elomia can suggest a number of different evidence based therapeutic strategies and can help the user process negative feelings, think through problems, plan solutions, and trouble shoot things that might get in the way of implementing those strategies. Elomia's arsenal includes:
The ultimate goal of this study is to explore whether a mental health chatbot is acceptable and can improve symptoms of depression, anxiety, stress, and promote general psychological well-being in college students. The investigators will compare Elomia to a curated collection of digital wellness resources that are typically provided to students at our University.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Elomia - Digital Mental Health Chatbot | Experimental | Participants randomized to Elomia will be expected to use the intervention at least once per week (for around 30 minutes) but are encouraged to use as needed/wanted. Elomia is a generative AI program that can respond to text the user types in with unique responses that are designed to address therapeutic targets like stress, anxiety, procrastination, feeling overwhelmed and so on. Elomia was "trained" by real therapists with expertise in cognitive-behavioral therapy who responded to many different real people typing about their concerns. Thus, Elomia can suggest a number of different evidence based therapeutic strategies and can help the user process negative feelings, think through problems, plan solutions, and trouble shoot things that might get in the way of implementing those strategies. |
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| Penn Wellness Modules | Active Comparator | Participants randomized to the control condition will be expected to use the intervention at least once per week (for around 30 minutes) but are encouraged to use as needed/wanted. The control condition consists of a curated collection of digital wellness resources that are already available freely to Penn students, including tips on getting good sleep, learning center material on time management and procrastination, and so on. The resources will be accessed via a single website, but there is no interactive component. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| AI enabled wellness chatbot | Behavioral | Elomia uses generative AI to respond to user input about psychological stress and distress. It was trained on the responses of real therapists with expertise in cognitive-behavioral therapy. It provides an array of wellness interventions including exercises for calming; • exercises for falling asleep; • grounding techniques; • exercises to reduce anxiety; • breathing exercises; • exercises to improve self-esteem. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Beck Depression Inventory | Self-report inventory of depressive symptoms Scores range from 0 to 63. Higher scores indicate more severe (worse) depressive symptoms. | Baseline and 4 week follow-up |
| GAD 7 | Self-report inventory of symptoms of anxiety. Scores range from 0 to 21. Higher scores indicate more severe (worse) symptoms of anxiety. | Baseline and 4 week follow-up |
| Perceived Stress Scale | Self-report questionnaire of perceived stress. Scores range from 0 to 40. Higher scores indicate more severe (worse) perceived stress. | Baseline and 4 week follow-up |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
* Severe depression or suicidality as indicated by Beck Depression Inventory score of >= 30, and/or a score of 2 or 3 on the Item (the suicide item) of the Beck Depression Inventory
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Melissa G Hunt, PhD | University of Pennsylvania | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | United States |
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| Label | URL |
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| Elomia company website | View source |
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To protect participant confidentiality
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| ID | Term |
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| D003863 | Depression |
| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D001526 | Behavioral Symptoms |
| D001519 | Behavior |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| Penn Digital Wellness Resources | Behavioral | This active control intervention consists of a variety of digital wellness and stress management resources that are freely available to all Penn students. |
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