Use of a Mental Health App in the Recovery of Adolescent Dancers From a Lower Extremity Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial
University of California, San Diego
Summary
This project aims to enhance self-compassion in adolescent dancers recovering from a foot and ankle injury by incorporating the use of a mental health intervention app using gamified design during their recovery.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 13–18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provision of informed consent (adult participant), or consent of parent/legal guardian in conjunction with adolescent assent (minor participant) 2. 13 to 18 years of age 3. Endorses dance as their primary sport, or participates 3 days per week or greater in dance prior to injury 4. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures including the intervention regimen and availability for the duration of the study 5. Access to a device with which the SuperBetter app can be downloaded and used Exclusion Criteria: 1. Dance is not a primary sport or less than 3 days pe…
Interventions
- DeviceMental Health App
Participants will use the SuperBetter mobile app to participate in gamified mental health activities 5 days per week, 10 minutes per day, for 12 weeks alongside their physical therapy.
Location
- Rady Children's HospitalSan Diego, California