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Co-designing Adaptations of a Digital Mental Health Intervention (Wysa) for Adolescent Girls With Anxiety or Depression in Rural India
Sponsor: Wysa
Summary
The goal of this study is to culturally and contextually adapt Wysa, an evidence-based AI-powered digital mental health intervention (DMHI), for adolescent girls (ages 13-18) with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression in rural Uttar Pradesh, India. More specifically, the aims of this study are to (i) explore key barriers and facilitators to adoption, engagement, and usability of a digital mental health intervention (Wysa) in this setting, and to (ii) co-design contextually appropriate app adaptations and implementation strategies in collaboration with adolescent girls, their parents/guardians, and community stakeholders. At the end of this study, we would have co-developed a roadmap of potential adaptations to Wysa with implementation strategies to iteratively test and develop during the next phases of the study.
Official title: Identifying Barriers and Enablers to Co-Design Adaptations of a Digital Mental Health Intervention (Wysa) for Adolescent Girls in Low Resource Settings in Uttar Pradesh, India
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
13 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
179
Start Date
2026-05
Completion Date
2026-11
Last Updated
2026-05-19
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Interventions
Digital psychosocial tool
Wysa is a digital psychosocial tool that provides AI conversational chatbot support. The conversational agent acts as a companion, and understands, empathizes, and guides users through exercises grounded in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), mindfulness, and motivational intervention. Users can learn different techniques and practice them in their daily life. The app also provides a repository of tools to manage problems and SOS resources for high distress In Aim 1 study (which is part of larger 5 year project), participants will recieve the current version of the digital psychosocial tool to provide their feedback. It is not being used as an intervention in this Aim 1 study