Dance Mental Health App
Use of a Mental Health App in the Recovery of Adolescent Dancers From a Lower Extremity Injury: A Randomized Controlled Trial
University of California, San Diego
50 participants
Nov 15, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
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.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria5
- Provision of informed consent (adult participant), or consent of parent/legal guardian in conjunction with adolescent assent (minor participant)
- to 18 years of age
- Endorses dance as their primary sport, or participates 3 days per week or greater in dance prior to injury
- Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures including the intervention regimen and availability for the duration of the study
- Access to a device with which the SuperBetter app can be downloaded and used
Exclusion Criteria5
- Dance is not a primary sport or less than 3 days per week spent dancing prior to injury (skater, gymnast, other sport)
- Requiring surgery or prior surgery for the injury being treated
- Injury outside of the leg below the knee
- Known eating disorder or bone density issue (documented abnormal Z score and/or eating disorder diagnosis upon review of the medical chart)
- Verbalized plans to not return to dance after recovery from the injury
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Interventions
Participants will use the SuperBetter mobile app to participate in gamified mental health activities 5 days per week, 10 minutes per day, for 12 weeks alongside their physical therapy.
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NCT07219095