App-based Stress Management with the MHealth Application "harmony"

NCT ID: NCT06744452

Last Updated: 2024-12-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

154 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-16

Study Completion Date

2025-02-21

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of app-based stress prevention via the harmony application in a prospective, interventive, monocentric, explanatory pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT), with participants' subjective stress experience as the primary endpoint.

Research question: Does usage of the app harmony have a positive impact on the subjective experience of stress of its users? Do usage frequency, intensity or width of content engagement influence the efficacy of the intervention?

Hypothesis: We expect improvement of participants' subjective stress experience, stress-related symptoms, subjective well-being, resilient coping, self-efficacy, life satisfaction and goal-attainment.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Stress Self Efficacy Resilience, Psychological Goal Achievement Well-Being, Psychological

Keywords

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Stress management Stress prevention Application App-based prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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App-usage across a 12 week time period

Use of the harmony application, with 6- and 12-week follow-up. Measurements will be taken at baseline as well as at 6- and 12-week follow-up.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

harmony

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Use of the app-based digital self-help intervention harmony over a 12-week-period. The app was designed for stress management and the preventive promotion of mental health. Harmony provides users with access to a wide range of psychological self-help content, including video episodes, audio sessions, texts, and downloadable materials. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Harmony offers personalized content suggestions tailored to the user's individual situation and preferences, ensuring the content remains relevant and updated. Content is delivered through a combination of psychoeducation, guided exercises, relaxation techniques, meditations, practical tasks, self-reflection activities, and everyday application tasks.

Waitlist-control group

Use of the harmony application after a 12-week waiting period. Measurements will be taken at baseline as well as at 6- and 12-week follow-up.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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harmony

Use of the app-based digital self-help intervention harmony over a 12-week-period. The app was designed for stress management and the preventive promotion of mental health. Harmony provides users with access to a wide range of psychological self-help content, including video episodes, audio sessions, texts, and downloadable materials. Utilizing artificial intelligence, Harmony offers personalized content suggestions tailored to the user's individual situation and preferences, ensuring the content remains relevant and updated. Content is delivered through a combination of psychoeducation, guided exercises, relaxation techniques, meditations, practical tasks, self-reflection activities, and everyday application tasks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Increased stress level (PSS-10 \>= 19; corresponds to one standard deviation (SD 6.42)) above the mean (PSS-10 = 12.57) in a representative sample of the German population (Klein et al., 2016)
* Fulfillment of technical minimum requirements (internet and smartphone access with suitable operating systems)
* German language skills at a native level or the ability to use the language at at least B level
* Written informed consent to participate in the study after being informed about the study
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Witten/Herdecke

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Christina Hunger-Schoppe

Prof. Dr.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Christina Hunger-Schoppe, Prof. Dr.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of Witten/Herdecke

Locations

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Witten/Herdecke University

Witten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Maria Schmidt, M.Sc.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +491775039663

Email: [email protected]

Jessica Zimmermann, B.Sc.

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +491621997152

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Christina Hunger-Schoppe, Prof. Dr.

Role: primary

Maria Schmidt, M.A.

Role: backup

Christina Hunger-Schoppe, Prof. Dr.

Role: backup

References

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Apolinario-Hagen J, Hennemann S, Fritsche L, Druge M, Breil B. Determinant Factors of Public Acceptance of Stress Management Apps: Survey Study. JMIR Ment Health. 2019 Nov 7;6(11):e15373. doi: 10.2196/15373.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31697243 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HARMONY RCT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id