Challenges in Implementing a Mobile AI Chatbot Intervention for Depression Among Youth on Psychiatric Waiting Lists: Randomized Controlled Study Termination Report
Overview
This randomized controlled trial termination report details the challenges of implementing an AI chatbot intervention for depressed youth on psychiatric waiting lists in Japan. The study aimed to assess feasibility but resulted in no evaluable data due to low recruitment and high participant withdrawal rates. It identifies barriers such as perceived irrelevance, complex protocols, and privacy concerns among the target demographic.
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- Author
- Junichi Fujita (Yokohama City University Hospital), Yuichiro Yano (Yokohama City University Medical Center), Satoru Shinoda (Yokohama City University), Noriko Sho (Kanagawa Children's Medical Center), Masaki Otsuki (Fujisawa City Hospital), Akira Suda (Yokohama City University Medical Center), Mizuho Takayama (Yokohama City University Hospital), Tomoko Moroga (Yokohama City University Hospital), Hiroyuki Yamaguchi (Yokohama City University), Mio Ishii (Yokohama City University), Tomoyuki Miyazaki (Yokohama City University)
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- 2025-07-27
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- gold
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- 10.2196/70960
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- 6
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@article{allodium:835f78e37bcd4a59,
title = {Challenges in Implementing a Mobile AI Chatbot Intervention for Depression Among Youth on Psychiatric Waiting Lists: Randomized Controlled Study Termination Report},
author = {Junichi Fujita and Yuichiro Yano and Satoru Shinoda and Noriko Sho and Masaki Otsuki and Akira Suda and Mizuho Takayama and Tomoko Moroga and Hiroyuki Yamaguchi and Mio Ishii and Tomoyuki Miyazaki},
year = {2025},
journal = {PubMed Central},
doi = {10.2196/70960},
url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/70960}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Challenges in Implementing a Mobile AI Chatbot Intervention for Depression Among Youth on Psychiatric Waiting Lists: Randomized Controlled Study Termination Report AU - Fujita, Junichi AU - Yano, Yuichiro AU - Shinoda, Satoru AU - Sho, Noriko AU - Otsuki, Masaki AU - Suda, Akira AU - Takayama, Mizuho AU - Moroga, Tomoko AU - Yamaguchi, Hiroyuki AU - Ishii, Mio AU - Miyazaki, Tomoyuki PY - 2025 PB - PubMed Central DO - 10.2196/70960 UR - https://doi.org/10.2196/70960 ER -
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Fujita, J., Yano, Y., Shinoda, S., Sho, N., Otsuki, M., Suda, A., Takayama, M., Moroga, T., Yamaguchi, H., Ishii, M., & Miyazaki, T. (2025). Challenges in Implementing a Mobile AI Chatbot Intervention for Depression Among Youth on Psychiatric Waiting Lists: Randomized Controlled Study Termination Report. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.2196/70960
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