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Using \u201cjust-in-time adaptive interventions\u201d via smartphones may disrupt RNT in real time, providing targeted and personalized intervention.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This pilot randomized controlled trial evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary clinical outcomes and mechanisms of Mello\u2014a fully automated, personalized, transdiagnostic, and mechanistic smartphone intervention targeting RNT in young people with depression and anxiety.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Participants with heightened depression, anxiety, and RNT were recruited via social media and randomized to receive Mello or a nonactive control over a 6-week intervention period. 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