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NCT number NCT05824182
Other study ID # SNF_197731_B
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date May 31, 2023
Est. completion date December 2024

Study information

Verified date October 2023
Source University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Contact Jeannette Brodbeck, Professor
Phone +41 62 957 27 56
Email jeannette.brodbeck@fhnw.ch
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The FACE self-help app is an online intervention for young adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It was developed based on well-established cognitive-behavioural therapy principles. The self-help app contains two components, one targeting emotion regulation (ER), the other social information processing (SIP).


Description:

The FACE self-help app is an online intervention for young adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It was developed based on well-established cognitive-behavioural therapy principles. The self-help app contains two components, one targeting emotion regulation (ER), the other social information processing (SIP). The goal of the present study is to evaluate the efficacy of the FACE self-help app, which aims to foster resilience and improve well-being by enhancing emotion regulation, social skills and minimizing biases in social information processing. The primary objective is to examine the efficacy of the FACE self-help app for improving resilience and well-being in young adults with a history of ACEs compared to a waiting list control group and to examine the stability of a possible effect. Secondary objectives are to test 1. the differential efficacy of the self- and emotion regulation and the social skills and social information processing component 2. the effects of the FACE self-help app on real life data in affective states, social interactions, the use of coping strategies and state resilience. To assess real life data, additionally to questionnaires (Q), an ecological momentary assessment (EMA) will be conducted in three one-week episodes, with 6 daily assessments each. Procedures: After giving informed consent, participants will receive the online questionnaires and one week of EMA (t0, week 1). Then, participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention or waiting list control group. Within the intervention group, participants are randomly assigned to start with the ER or SIP component. After 5 weeks of using the first component of the FACE self-help app, participants fill out the intermediate measure (t1, week 7). After another week of EMA, the next component (ER or SIP) of the self-help app is available for 5 weeks. Subsequently, the post-measurement and the last EMA period start (t2, week 13). This results in a total intervention period of 11 weeks. A follow-up measure will be conducted after another 11 weeks (t4, week 25). Participants will receive online guidance from trained e-coaches.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 350
Est. completion date December 2024
Est. primary completion date December 2024
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 25 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Self-reported ACEs - An informed consent - The possession of a smartphone - Mastery of the German language. - Age between 18 and 25 Exclusion Criteria: - Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g., due to comprehension problems, visual impairment, lack of sufficient motor skills or severe psychological or somatic disorders which require immediate treatment which impedes the continuous work on the self-help programme. These points will be discussed with the participant in the screening telephone call. - Acute suicidality.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
FACE self-help App
The FACE self-help app was developed based on well-established non-invasive psychological principles that have been used in other web-based self-help interventions. The app consists of two component, emotion regulation and social information processing/social skills with four modules each. Each module includes readings describing scientific knowledge about ACEs and ACEs related topics, as well as exercises to encourage participants to actively reflect on what was learned in the readings and to apply their knowledge and practice skills. Each module is divided in several submodules that include readings and exercises.

Locations

Country Name City State
Switzerland University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland Olten Solothurn

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Jeannette Brodbeck University of Bern

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Switzerland, 

References & Publications (16)

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Daros, A. R., Daniel, K. E., Meyer, M. J., Chow, P. I., Barnes, L. E., & Teachman, B. A. (2019). Impact of social anxiety and social context on college students' emotion regulation strategy use: An experience sampling study. Motivation and Emotion, 43(5), 844-855. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-019-09773-x

Graf, A. (2003). Psychometrische Überprüfung einer deutschsprachigen Übersetzung des SPSI-R. Zeitschrift für Differentielle und Diagnostische Psychologie, 24(4), 277-291. https://doi.org/10.1024/0170-1789.24.4.277

Grosse Holtforth, M., & Grawe, K. (2003). Der Inkongruenzfragebogen (INK). Zeitschrift für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, 32(4), 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1026/0084-5345.32.4.315

Kemper, C. J., Lutz, J., & Neuser, J. (2012). Konstruktion und Validierung einer Kurzform der Skala Angst vor negativer Bewertung (SANB-5). Klinische Diagnostik und Evaluation, 4, 343-360.

Oorschot M, Lataster T, Thewissen V, Lardinois M, Wichers M, van Os J, Delespaul P, Myin-Germeys I. Emotional experience in negative symptoms of schizophrenia--no evidence for a generalized hedonic deficit. Schizophr Bull. 2013 Jan;39(1):217-25. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbr137. Epub 2011 Oct 20. — View Citation

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Sarubin, N., Gutt, D., Giegling, I., Bühner, M., Hilbert, S., Krähenmann, O., Wolf, M., Jobst, A., Sabaß, L., Rujescu, D., Falkai, P., & Padberg, F. (2015). Erste Analyse der psychometrischen Eigenschaften und Struktur der deutschsprachigen 10- und 25-Item Version der Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, 23(3), 112-122. https://doi.org/10.1026/0943-8149/a000142

Schick M, Schonbucher V, Landolt MA, Schnyder U, Xu W, Maier T, Mohler-Kuo M. Child Maltreatment and Migration: A Population-Based Study Among Immigrant and Native Adolescents in Switzerland. Child Maltreat. 2016 Feb;21(1):3-15. doi: 10.1177/1077559515617019. Epub 2015 Nov 19. — View Citation

Tennant R, Hiller L, Fishwick R, Platt S, Joseph S, Weich S, Parkinson J, Secker J, Stewart-Brown S. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS): development and UK validation. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2007 Nov 27;5:63. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-5-63. — View Citation

Vormbrock, F., & Neuser, J. (1983). Konstruktion zweier spezifischer Trait-Fragebogen zur Erfassung von Angst in sozialen Situationen (SANB und SVSS). Diagnostica, 29(2), 165-182.

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Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other Participant satisfaction The ZUF-8 is a self-report measure that explores patients' overall satisfaction with the treatment (Schmidt et al., 1989). For this study, the instrument was adapted to explore patients' satisfaction with the Internet intervention studied in this trial. The scale contains eight items that are rated on a 4-point scale from 1 - low satisfaction to 4 - high satisfaction. A higher score indicates more satisfaction with the online intervention. The German version of the ZUF-8 showed adequate psychometric properties with good internal consistency, construct validity, and concurrent validity (Schmidt et al., 1989). at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)
Other Momentary affect The scale is an abbreviated version of the PANAS following previous research, that used similar EMA items (Oorschot et al., 2013; Wichers et al., 2012). three one week periods with 6 measurements a day (t0, t1, t2)
Other Momentary coping The items of the coping scale were developed by this research team on the basis of previous research (Daros et al., 2019). They measure different emotion regulation and coping strategies such as reappraisal, avoidance or changing the situation. three one week periods with 6 measurements a day (t0, t1, t2)
Other Momentary burden These items were developed by this research team as an addition to the emotion regulation items based on feedback from a user testing group. The participants indicate how burdened they feel in different areas.The scale contains 6 items (school/work, family, friends, feelings/thoughts, difficult memories, leisure time) that are rated on a 7-point scale from 0 - not at all to 6 - extremely. Furthermore, participants can indicate burdens in other areas. three one week periods with 6 measurements a day (t0, t1, t2)
Other Momentary social interactions These items were developed by this research team. The Items explore the participants emotional state in the last social situation, for example how happy a person felt in the interaction.
First, participants are asked, if they had a social interaction since the last measurement. If participants indicate an interaction, there are 7 follow-up questions about how the participant felt in this interaction. The scale contains 7 items (stressed, well, anxious, understood, irritated, insecure, happy) that are rated on a 7-point scale from 0 - not at all to 6 - extremely.
three one week periods with 6 measurements a day (t0, t1, t2)
Primary Resilience Resilience will be assessed with the German version (Sarubin et al., 2015) of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) (Connor & Davidson, 2003). The scale contains 10 items that are rated on a 5-point scale from 0 - Not true at all to 4 - True nearly all the time. A higher score indicates more resilience. at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)
Secondary Well-being Well-being will be assessed with the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) (Tennant et al., 2007). The scale contains 14 items that are rated on a 5-point scale from 1 - never to 5 - always. A higher score indicates better well-being. at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)
Secondary Emotion Regulation Self-Efficacy for Managing Emotions will be assessed with the PROMIS Short Form v1.0 - Self-Efficacy for Managing Emotions (PROMIS, 2022). The scale contains 7 items that are rated on a 5-point scale from 1 - never to 5 - always. A higher score indicates better emotion regulation skills. at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)
Secondary Fear of Negative Evaluation Fear of Negative Evaluation will be assessed with the German short version of the fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (SANB-5) (Kemper et al., 2012). The scale contains 5 items that are rated on a 4-point likert scale from 1 - almost never true to 4- almost always true. A higher score indicates more fear of negative evaluation. at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)
Secondary Social Avoidance Social avoidance will be assessed with the subscale social-behavioral avoidance from the German version of the cognitive-behavioral avoidance scale (KBVS) (Röthlin et al., 2010). The subscale contains 8 items that are rated on a 5-point likert scale from 1 - not at all applicable for me to 5 - absolutely applicable for me. A higher score indicates more social avoidance. at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)
Secondary Problem-Solving Problem-solving will be assessed with German version (Graf, 2003) of the short form of the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R) (D'Zurilla et al., 2002).The scale contains 25 items that are rated on a 5-point scale from 0 - not at all true to 4 - extremely true. The scale contains 5 subscales: positive problem orientation, negative problem orientation, rational problem-solving, impulsive style, avoidance style. A higher score indicates a higher orientation on each subscale. at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)
Secondary Self-Esteem Self-esteem will be assessed with the German version (Collani & Herzberg, 2003) of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965). The scale contains 10 items that are rated on a 4-point scale from 1 - not at all true to 4 - extremely true. A higher score indicates more self-esteem. at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)
Secondary Stability of improvement in well-being Well-being will be assessed with the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) (Tennant et al., 2007). The scale contains 14 items that are rated on a 5-point scale from 1 - never to 4 - always. A higher score indicates better well-being. at week 24, t4 (follow-up)
Secondary Stability of improvement in emotion regulation Self-Efficacy for Managing Emotions will be assessed with the PROMIS Short Form v1.0 - Self-Efficacy for Managing Emotions (PROMIS, 2022). The scale contains 7 items that are rated on a 5-point scale from 1 - never to 5 - always. A higher score indicates better emotion regulation skills. at week 24, t4 (follow-up)
Secondary Stability of decrease in fear of negative evaluation Fear of Negative Evaluation will be assessed with the German short version of the fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (SANB-5) (Kemper et al., 2012). The scale contains 5 items that are rated on a 4-point likert scale from 1 - almost never true to 4- almost always true. A higher score indicates more fear of negative evaluation. at week 24, t4 (follow-up)
Secondary Stability of decrease in social avoidance Social avoidance will be assessed with the subscale social-behavioral avoidance from the German version of the cognitive-behavioral avoidance scale (KBVS) (Röthlin et al., 2010). The subscale contains 8 items that are rated on a 5-point likert scale from 1 - not at all applicable for me to 5 - absolutely applicable for me. A higher score indicates more social avoidance. at week 24, t4 (follow-up)
Secondary Stability of improvement in problem-solving Problem-solving will be assessed with German version (Graf, 2003) of the short form of the Social Problem-Solving Inventory-Revised (SPSI-R) (D'Zurilla et al., 2002). The scale contains 25 items that are rated on a 5-point scale from 0 - not at all true to 4 - extremely true. The scale contains 5 subscales: positive problem orientation, negative problem orientation, rational problem-solving, impulsive style, avoidance style. A higher score indicates a higher orientation on each subscale. at week 24, t4 (follow-up)
Secondary Stability of improvement in self-esteem Self-esteem will be assessed with the German version (Collani & Herzberg, 2003) of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965). The scale contains 10 items that are rated on a 4-point scale from 1 - not at all true to 4 - extremely true. A higher score indicates more self-esteem. at week 24, t4 (follow-up)
Secondary Stability of improvement in resilience Resilience will be assessed with the German version (Sarubin et al., 2015) of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) (Connor & Davidson, 2003). The scale contains 10 items that are rated on a 5-point scale from 0 - Not true at all to 4 - True nearly all the time. A higher score indicates more resilience. at week 24, t4 (follow-up)
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