ROCO - Self-help for People With Psychological Distress Due to the Covid-19 Situation

NCT ID: NCT04380909

Last Updated: 2021-08-24

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

107 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-06

Study Completion Date

2021-07-29

Brief Summary

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As part of the ROCO project, the University of Bern is investigating an online self-help program for people who are psychologically distressed due to the situation surrounding Covid-19. The ROCO program offers support in overcoming this psychological distress. ROCO stands for a 3-week online self-help program comprising 6 modules.

The aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy of an online self-help intervention for people with psychological distress due to the situation surrounding Covid-19. All participants will be randomized to one of two groups: The first group receives direct access to the online self-help intervention and the second group is a waiting control group that receives access to the program 3 weeks later. In both conditions additional care or treatment is allowed.

There are 4 assessments, which all take place online: baseline, post assessment (after 3 weeks) and two follow-up assessments (after 6 and 18 weeks). All participants from both groups are asked to fill out all assessments.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Psychological Distress Adjustment, Psychological Coronavirus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Internet-based self-help

The self-help program consists of six text- and video-based modules. All participants in this group receive immediate access to the self-help program. The program's self-management approach does not provide for regular support from a specialist. However, participants can contact the study team if they need or want additional help.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Internet-based self-help

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Six cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness and acceptance commitment based modules focusing on different aspects of psychological distress due to the Covid-19 situation.

Waiting control group

Access to internet-based intervention after 3 weeks.

Group Type OTHER

Internet-based self-help after 3 weeks

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Six cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness and acceptance commitment based modules focusing on different aspects of psychological distress due to the Covid-19 situation.

Interventions

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Internet-based self-help

Six cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness and acceptance commitment based modules focusing on different aspects of psychological distress due to the Covid-19 situation.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Internet-based self-help after 3 weeks

Six cognitive-behavioral, mindfulness and acceptance commitment based modules focusing on different aspects of psychological distress due to the Covid-19 situation.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be at least 18 years old
* Give a declaration of consent to participate in the study
* Have access to the internet
* Understand and master the German language to the degree that they understand the contents and instructions of the study
* Exceed a cut-off value of 4 points on the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; Löwe, Spitzer, Zipfel, \& Herzog, 2002)
* Be able to specify an emergency address in the event of an acute crisis

Exclusion Criteria

* Suicidal tendencies (SBQ-R Score ≥ 8)
* Existence of a known diagnosis of a psychotic or bipolar disorder
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Bern

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Hansjörg Znoj, Prof. Dr.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Bern

Thomas Berger, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Bern

Locations

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Universität Bern

Bern, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Brog NA, Hegy JK, Berger T, Znoj H. An internet-based self-help intervention for people with psychological distress due to COVID-19: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2021 Mar 1;22(1):171. doi: 10.1186/s13063-021-05089-9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33648555 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2020-00990

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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