Automated Assessment Using Facial Coding
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Brief summary
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Transition-age youth (TAY) from ages 18-26 are vulnerable to substance substance use disorder (SUD). This developmental period, termed "emerging adulthood" includes leaving home, entering college or working for the first time; and for some, aging out of foster care or state custody, which end at age 18. The emerging-adulthood period is prime for experimentation with substances and the development of SUD, and associated problems. A major challenge for TAY is the capacity to regulate their emotions, given the hormone changes and emotional intensity of this stage of life. Indeed, substance use can be a short-term way to regulate emotion. The importance of ER is identified as a core skill that is critical to the successful transition to adulthood. The initial component of ER, accurate identification of emotion, is itself a major challenge. In the phase 1 project a mobile app was developed that uses automated emotion detection to help TAY better recognize their emotions in relation to SUD. We found positive results in our phase 1 study. Phase 2 will see the continuation of the development of the app features. Phase 2 also includes a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the app among TAY with SUD in their natural environment, such as home, and we will conduct pre- and post-evaluation to compare outcomes between the app condition and a control-app condition. The primary outcomes are substance use and emotion regulation. User satisfaction, feedback at the end of phase 2 and app metrics will also be explored. The app can potentially have major public health and clinical impact. It could help improve TAY's ability to become more aware of emotions and understand them in relation to SUD via emotion-focused technoloy. If the product is successful it could be expanded to other populations.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03551886
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 153 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 26 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 30, 2020
- Primary completion
- Feb 28, 2022
- Completion
- Feb 28, 2022
- Last update posted
- Apr 26, 2022
2020 – 2022
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Najavits | Newton | Massachusetts | 02459 | — |
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- Last update posted Apr 26, 2022 · Synced Sep 24, 2026
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