Trial reportJMIR mHealth and uHealth2024
Efficacy of the mHealth App Intellect in Improving Subclinical Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial With a 4-Week Follow-Up.
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Effectiveness of a Self-guided Mobile Application in Improving Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Symptoms in Young Adults With Subclinical OCD - A Randomized Control Trial
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
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- A randomized clinical trial of app cognitive behavior therapy vs. HealthWatch for obsessive compulsive disorder.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Mobile-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Health Care Workers' Mental Health in Ecuador: Quasi-Experimental Study.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundObsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the third most prevalent mental health disorder in Singapore, with a high degree of burden and large treatment gaps. Self-guided programs on mobile apps are accessible and affordable interventions, with the potential to address subclinical OCD before symptoms escalate.
objectiveThis randomized controlled trial aimed to examine the efficacy of a self-guided OCD program on the mobile health (mHealth) app Intellect in improving subclinical OCD and maladaptive perfectionism (MP) as a potential moderator of this predicted relationship.
methodsUniversity students (N=225) were randomly assigned to an 8-day, self-guided app program on OCD (intervention group) or cooperation (active control). Self-reported measures were obtained at baseline, after the program, and at a 4-week follow-up. The primary outcome measure was OCD symptom severity (Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised [OCI-R]). Baseline MP was assessed as a potential moderator. Depression, anxiety, and stress (Depression Anxiety and Stress Scales-21) were controlled for during statistical analyses.
resultsThe final sample included 192 participants. The intervention group reported significantly lower OCI-R scores compared with the active control group after the intervention (partial eta-squared [η
conclusionsThis study provides evidence that the self-guided OCD program on the Intellect app is effective in reducing subclinical OCD among university students in Singapore. Future studies should include longer follow-up durations and study MP as a moderator in a broader spectrum of OCD symptom severity.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT06202677; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06202677.
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