Intern Health Study 2026 for Mood, Sleep, and Physical Activity
This study is testing a mobile app called "Intern Health Study behavioral change mobile notification" to see if it can help medical interns improve their mood, physical activity, and sleep. The app sends push notifications to your phone about mood, activity, and sleep. The study aims to find the best way to deliver these messages using a special learning algorithm. You can join if you are a medical intern during the 2026-2027 internship year and use an iPhone or Android phone. The study will measure your average daily mood, daily step count, and nightly sleep duration for one year. The current status of this study is unclear.
- Study design
- This is an interventional study planning to enroll 1000 participants. It is not specified if it is randomized or blinded.
- What's involved
- You would use the study's mobile app to receive push notifications on your phone for one year. Your daily mood, step count, and sleep duration will be measured.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Your mood, step count, and sleep duration will be measured daily through the end of your intern year (1 year).
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Intern Health Study 2026
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesWho to contact
This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov
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What this trial measures
- Average daily moodDaily, through study completion at the end of intern year (1 year)
Through the mobile app, participants enter a mood score (scale 1 - 10) every day of the study. 1 corresponds to lowest mood and 10 corresponds to highest mood.
- Average daily step countDaily, through study completion at the end of intern year (1 year)
Participant's daily step counts are recorded through a fitness tracker. High step counts are considered a positive outcome as it indicates more physical activity.
- Average nightly sleep durationDaily, through study completion at the end of intern year (1 year)
Participant's nightly sleep duration (in minutes) is recorded through a fitness tracker. High sleep duration is considered a positive outcome.
- Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)Quarterly (every 3 months for 1 year)
Prior to the start of the intervention and at quarterly intervals throughout internship year, all participants complete the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (0-27). Higher scores on the PHQ-9 correspond to a larger number of depressive symptoms (worse outcome).