# Integrating a suite of mental health apps for depression in a healthcare setting.

> **NIH NIH R44** · ADAPTIVE HEALTH, INC. · 2020 · $194,719

## Abstract

Abstract
There has been considerable excitement about the potential for technology to help overcome many of the
access barriers to treatment for mental health problems. While a large number of randomized controlled
trials have demonstrated the potential efficacy of these interventions, attempts to implement and sustain
these tools in care and service settings has proven challenging. This project will optimize IntelliCare, an
innovative suite of mobile apps for patients with depression and anxiety, specifically for implementation
in an integrated primary care setting. The team will employ a User Centered Design approach to align the
apps with clinical workflow, and to enhance their usability by both patients and staff. Collaboration with
this diverse group of stakeholders will also result in a comprehensive Implementation Plan designed to
address the organizational and attitudinal barriers that could prevent the apps from being adopted in
clinical practice. Next, we plan to conduct an effectiveness trial comparing the use of the mobile app suite
to treatment as usual in a large integrated primary care clinic. In addition to assessing the impact of these
apps on symptoms of depression and anxiety, we will assess their cost effectiveness, as well as their
usability for patients, providers and administrators. Although this research project will contribute to the
empirical literature on behavioral intervention technologies, its primary purpose is to support various
aspects of the commercialization plan, including implementation of the system at scale in large integrated
health care systems.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10144711
- **Project number:** 3R44MH114725-03S1
- **Recipient organization:** ADAPTIVE HEALTH, INC.
- **Principal Investigator:** Carolyn MacIver
- **Activity code:** R44 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $194,719
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-05-29 → 2022-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10144711

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10144711, Integrating a suite of mental health apps for depression in a healthcare setting. (3R44MH114725-03S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10144711. Licensed CC0.

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