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NCT03652948 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

Meru Health Ascend Mobile Intervention for Depression in Middle Aged and Older Adults

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
70
Enrollment target

NCT03652948: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research.

NCT03652948 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research. The registered enrollment target is 70 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (47% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT03652948, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
70 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Using technology to deliver depression interventions is one way could alleviate the public health burden of depression. The study is testing a mobile app intervention program for depression that uses cognitive behavioral skills and mindfulness. This study seeks to obtain feedback on the intervention and refine the intervention and then test the intervention in a larger study. The mobile app intervention called the Meru Health Ascend program consists of the app and therapist support via messaging within the app.

Primary Outcome

The Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item (PHQ-9) is a measure that assesses 9 depressive symptoms with scores ranging from 0 to 27. Higher scores indicate more severe depressive symptomatology.

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Meru Health Ascend Program

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 70 participants
Start Date 2018-07-12
Est. Completion 2021-01-15
Phase Phase 2

What the finished NCT03652948 record still lists

NCT03652948 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 70 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (47% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Meru Health Ascend Program is the first listed.

NCT03652948 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT03652948 about?

NCT03652948 is a clinical study titled "Meru Health Ascend Mobile Intervention for Depression in Middle Aged and Older Adults". Using technology to deliver depression interventions is one way could alleviate the public health burden of depression. The study is testing a mobile app intervention program for depression that uses cognitive behavioral skills and mindfulness. This study seeks to obtain feedback on the intervention...

What is the current status of trial NCT03652948?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 70 participants. The study started on 2018-07-12. Estimated completion is 2021-01-15.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT03652948?

The interventions under investigation include: Meru Health Ascend Program (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT03652948?

This trial is sponsored by Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, which has 35 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT03652948's enrollment target sits among peer trials

70 937th of 2000 higher than 1,036 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03652948, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT03652948 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.