Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 13-18 (full criteria)
Location
at UCSD
Dates
study started
study ends around
Principal Investigator
by Emily Cidambi (ucsd)

Description

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.

Official Title

Use of a Mental Health App in the Recovery of Adolescent Dancers From a Lower Extremity Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Keywords

Ankle Injury, Foot Injury, Lower Extremity Injury, dance, self-compassion, Ankle Injuries, Foot Injuries, Mental Health App

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 13-18

  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

You CAN'T join if...

  1. Dance is not a primary sport or less than 3 days per week spent dancing prior to injury (skater, gymnast, other sport)
  2. Requiring surgery or prior surgery for the injury being treated
  3. Injury outside of the leg below the knee
  4. Known eating disorder or bone density issue (documented abnormal Z score and/or eating disorder diagnosis upon review of the medical chart)
  5. Verbalized plans to not return to dance after recovery from the injury

Location

  • Rady Children's Hospital accepting new patients
    San Diego 5391811 California 5332921 92123 United States

Lead Scientist at University of California Health

Details

Status
accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Diego
ID
NCT07219095
Study Type
Interventional
Participants
Expecting 50 study participants
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