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Evaluation of the Naturalistic User Experience of the Website "ich Bin Alles"

NCT ID: NCT06668701

Last Updated: 2024-10-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-06-20

Study Completion Date

2025-06-30

Brief Summary

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Using a multi-method approach, the aim of this study is to investigate the naturalistic user experience and acceptance of the German website "ich bin alles". This website offers evidence-based information about the symptoms, causes, course, treatment, and prevention of youth depression. Another aim of this study is to determine whether the desired target groups of the website can be reached.

Detailed Description

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Depressive disorders are among the most common mental illnesses in children and adolescents and were already on the rise before the COVID-19 pandemic. This trend has been further exacerbated by the pandemic. Depression in adolescents is associated with particularly serious consequences, such as school and social problems, increased risk of suicide and impaired mental health in adulthood. If depression persists, the risk of chronification increases and continuous school attendance or continuation of vocational training is more difficult. The longer a depressive illness is not (effectively) treated, the lower the likelihood of remission and the higher the risk of chronification with further depressive episodes over the course of the illness. Although there are effective forms of treatment, in Germany only around 12% of adolescents with increased symptoms of depression seek professional treatment. The main barriers for adolescents to seek professional help include, for example, individual factors (low knowledge of mental disorders), social factors (e.g., perceived social stigmatisation) and systemic and structural barriers (e.g., limited access to professional help). In order to meet the need for action in a timely manner that meets the needs of the target group, the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry of the Hospital of the LMU Munich and the Beisheim Foundation launched the innovative digital information portal "ich bin alles" ("I am everything"; www.ich-bin-alles.de) on depression and mental health in youth in 2021. Due to a sharp increase in online health information in recent years, the quality of this information and information portals has increasingly become the centre of attention. A review of the quality of mental health information websites found that many of the websites had shortcomings in terms of transparency, presentation and accuracy of content. These limitations were confirmed in a more recent study of depression websites. The comprehensibility of the content is also often limited, especially for users with a lower level of education and/or health literacy.

Due to the high relevance of comprehensively evaluating web-based information services on mental health and mental illness, the aim of this study is to use established methods to learn more about the visitors of "ich bin alles" and their user experience. This study will build on the approach of previous studies on website evaluation, which usually follow a multi-method approach: The evaluation of website analyses using tools such as Matomo; as well as an online questionnaire. The study is intended to provide clues as to whether the "ich bin alles" information platform is a useful and trustworthy source of information for the target groups. The information obtained is of central importance for potential adaptations and optimizations of the "ich bin alles" website. Another aim of this study is to determine whether "ich bin alles" can actually reach its desired target groups. The results of the data collection also provide an important basis for future approaches aimed at informing children, young people and their parents about mental health issues and mental illness in a way that is appropriate for the target group.

Conditions

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Depressive Disorder Depression Depression in Children Depression in Adolescence

Keywords

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depression prevention web-based adolescents depression literacy user experience acceptance

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

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"ich bin alles"

The web-based information platform "ich bin alles" (www-ich-bin-alles.de) on depression and mental health in childhood and adolescence was developed by the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy of the LMU Munich Hospital together with the Prof. Otto Beisheim Foundation. It is aimed at children and adolescents with depression, healthy children and adolescents and parents. The project focuses on education, prevention, support and destigmatisation through the transfer of evidence-based knowledge.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 40 seconds website-use
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Prof. Otto Beisheim Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ellen Greimel

Working group leader

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gerd Schulte-Körne, Prof. Dr.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital

Locations

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LMU University Hospital

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Ellen Greimel, Prof. Dr.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +4989 4400 56952

Email: [email protected]

Sara Kaubisch

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +49 89 4400 56919

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Ellen Greimel, Prof. Dr.

Role: primary

Sara Kaubisch

Role: backup

Related Links

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https://www.ich-bin-alles.de/

Related Info

Other Identifiers

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24-0201 KB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id