Systemic Psychotherapy-informed Self-help and Paraprofessional Training in a Naturalistic Setting
NCT ID: NCT06017414
Last Updated: 2025-01-30
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
222 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-08-22
2024-03-31
Brief Summary
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This impact will be derived from addressing the following research questions:
* Are online self-help interventions based on systemic psychotherapy approaches and principles feasible?
* Are online self-help interventions based on systemic psychotherapy approaches and principles efficacious (as compared to a waitlist), indicated by mental-health-related outcomes of participants?
* Is training of paraprofessionals in guiding the use of self-help interventions based on systemic psychotherapy approaches and principles feasible?
* Is this training of paraprofessionals based on systemic psychotherapy approaches and principles efficacious (as compared to a waitlist), indicated by mental-health-related outcomes of trainees?
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
An exploratory randomized, natural setting, pre-post-follow-up study design based on systemic principles and techniques assessing changes over time, and comparing:
1. the OSI/growth path training condition with a waitlist comparator condition,
2. paraprofessional provider/listener training condition with a waitlist comparator condition.
OTHER
NONE
Study Groups
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Growth Path Intervention
Participants for this arm are members of the 7 Cups platform (signed up as 'members', but not signed up as 'listeners') who will receive the Systemic Psychotherapy-informed growth path intervention.
Systemic Psychotherapy-informed Growth Path
A self-guided program lasting 5 weeks on the 7 Cups platform. The self-help intervention aims to support members to explore their relationships, situations, and goals.
Waitlist followed by Growth Path Intervention
Participants for this arm are members of the 7 Cups platform (signed up as 'members', but not signed up as 'listeners'). The waitlist comparator condition has 7 Cups access and use as usual during the waitlist period. Participants will receive access to the Systemic Psychotherapy-informed growth path intervention after the waitlist condition of 7 weeks is completed.
No interventions assigned to this group
Listener Training Intervention
Participants for this arm are listeners on the 7 Cups platform (signed up as 'listeners', but not signed up as 'members') who will receive the Systemic Psychotherapy-informed listener training intervention.
Systemic Psychotherapy-informed Listener Training
A self-guided program lasting 5 weeks on the 7 Cups platform. The self-help intervention encourages listeners to explore their relationships, situations, and goals and think about how they would support members working through their own relationships, situations, and goals.
Waitlist followed by Listener Training Intervention
Participants for this arm are listeners on the 7 Cups platform (signed up as 'listeners', but not signed up as 'members'). The waitlist comparator condition has 7 Cups access and use as usual during the waitlist period. Participants will receive access to the Systemic Psychotherapy-informed listener training intervention after the waitlist condition of 7 weeks is completed.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Systemic Psychotherapy-informed Growth Path
A self-guided program lasting 5 weeks on the 7 Cups platform. The self-help intervention aims to support members to explore their relationships, situations, and goals.
Systemic Psychotherapy-informed Listener Training
A self-guided program lasting 5 weeks on the 7 Cups platform. The self-help intervention encourages listeners to explore their relationships, situations, and goals and think about how they would support members working through their own relationships, situations, and goals.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* The intended 7Cups member is "anyone who wants to talk about whatever is on their mind" and the intended 7Cups listener is anyone who does the basic training and "wants to listen to members" (https://www.7cups.com/about/), including given consent to data use.
* Have actively used the 7Cups platform as a member or listener by logging into the platform at least once in the last 2 weeks.
* Agree to participate in our study and provide consent to data usage.
* Aged 18 years or above.
* English language (sufficient capacity to interact with the 7Cups platform and participate in the assessments).
Exclusion Criteria
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Gunther Meinlschmidt
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Gunther Meinlschmidt
Prof. Dr.
Principal Investigators
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Gunther Meinlschmidt, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
International Psychoanalytic University Berlin
Locations
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International Psychoanalytic University Berlin
Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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IPU_ST_2023_05
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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