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Digital Mental Health Care -- Evidence from Mexico

Last registered on May 20, 2025
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Pre-Trial

Trial Information

General Information

Title
Digital Mental Health -- Evidence from Mexico
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0015877
Initial registration date
April 24, 2025

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
April 30, 2025, 9:18 AM EDT

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
May 20, 2025, 2:35 PM EDT

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country
Mexico
Region

Primary Investigator

Name
Manuela Angelucci
Affiliation
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Raissa Fabregas
PI Affiliation
University of Texas at Austin
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PI Name
Antonia Vazquez
PI Affiliation
University of Texas at Austin
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2024-05-08
End date
2025-12-24
Keywords
Health
Additional Keywords
mental health
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Prior work
This trial does not extend or rely on any prior RCTs.
Abstract
We study the uptake and impacts of an AI-driven mental health phone application on psychological wellbeing and related outcomes among low-income women in Mexico.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Angelucci, Manuela, Raissa Fabregas and Antonia Vazquez. 2025. "Digital Mental Health -- Evidence from Mexico." AEA RCT Registry. May 20. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.15877-2.0
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Access to a mobile-based digital application focused on psychological well-being and mental health
Intervention (Hidden)
Intervention Start Date
2025-04-24
Intervention End Date
2025-09-24

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
WHO-5, GAD-7, PHQ-8, and PSS-4
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
We select 4000 low-income Mexican women and randomly offer premium access to an AI-driven mental health app to half of them. We measure outcomes at baseline, 3 and 6 weeks later.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
Randomization done in office
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
n/a
Sample size: planned number of observations
4000
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
2000
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
The University of Texas at Austin
IRB Approval Date
2024-09-16
IRB Approval Number
STUDY00006401
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Post-Trial

Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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