The Efficacy of "Inner Peak" an AI-enabled Digital Wellness App on Mental Wellness Among a Sample of University of West Indies (UWI) Mona Students | NCT07720973

NCT07720973

Overview

NCT ID: NCT07720973
Lead Sponsor: The University of The West IndiesOTHER
Official Title: The Efficacy of "Inner Peak" an AI-enabled Digital Wellness App on Mental Wellness Among a Sample of University of West Indies (UWI) Mona Students
Brief Summary: This study aims to test the efficacy of therapist-created video content delivered by an Artificial Intelligence (AI) conversational agent and recommendation algorithms (as in the Inner Peak app) among a sample of University of the West Indies, Mona (UWI) students in Jamaica for four weeks. Additionally, we aim to assess if relational accountability and increased users' re-engagement over time will improve mental wellbeing in comparison to a no intervention control group with self-report psychological measures on wellbeing, stress, anxiety and depression. Using a randomized controlled trial on a sample of consented university student volunteers 18 years and older, we sought to ascertain if engagement with an AI-enabled, video content-based mental wellness app will improve mental well-being and other psychological outcomes. In the study, a control group will receive email reminders about existing university mental health resources bi-weekly for 4 weeks. The treatment group will receive access to the Inner Peak mobile application, as well as instructions for how to use it. At the end of the study all participants will be provided with optional access to Inner Peak (waitlist control condition).

Using a power analysis a sample of 400 was calculated. Participants' responses will be anonymized using a unique encrypted key in a data protected account. Data collection will extend from December 2025 - July 2026. The encrypted data will be stored on a password-protected Google Drive account, with access limited to designated researchers. Data will be destroyed 5 years after it has been collected.

Outcome metrics will include increased re-engagement with the app and improvement in wellbeing, stress, anxiety, and depression. The study will use two clinically validated scales: the 14-item Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale and the 21-item Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale. Descriptive statistics will be used to describe variables: means and standard deviations for continuous variables; frequencies and proportions for categorical variables. T-tests, correlation, and regression analyses will be used to determine the nature and strength of association between specific factors and outcome variables.

Status and Timeline

Status: Completed
Last Update Posted: Jul 24, 2026Actual
Start Date: Dec 1, 2025Actual
Primary Completion Date: May 30, 2026Actual
Completion Date

Participation Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study: Child (0-17)Adult (18-64)Older Adult (65+)
Sexes Eligible for Study: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Yes
Eligibility Criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

University of West Indies students aged 18+ who have signed our consent form.

Have access to an Android or Apple Device

Have a UWI email account

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants will be excluded if they

Are below the age of 18

Have not given written consent to participate

Do not attend UWI at the time of consenting to participate

Study Plan

Study Type: Interventional
Phase: Not Applicable
Enrollment: 171Actual
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Allocation: N/A
Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)

Contacts and Locations

Central Contacts: No data available
Locations: The Faculty of Social Sciences

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Participant Group/Arms

Device GroupExperimental

This group is the only group that will receive access to the Inner Peak wellness app. The treatment group will receive a link to a video (and transcript) that describes the resources, as the control group's video, but with the addition of the Inner Peak resource. As part of the consent process to use the app, when students create an account, they will be asked to affirm that they will be the only one using the account from their phone. They will be directed to the questionnaires on wellbeing at baseline, assessed at 2 weeks and then at week 4. Students consent to the Inner Peak Terms of Service and Privacy Policy as part of onboarding to the app. Students must explicitly accept that if their lives or the lives of someone else might be in danger, their information can be shared with healthcare administrators at their school.

Device: Intervention Group

Behavioral: Control group