Evaluation of Two Versions of a Digital Problem Solving Tool for the General Public Specific for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Problem Solving Clinical Trial

— COVIDPROBLEM  

Official title:

Evaluation of Two Versions of a Digital Problem Solving Tool for the General Public Specific for the COVID-19 Pandemic

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04677270
• Other study ID #: COVIDPROBLEM
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 31, 2020
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: December 2020
• Source: Karolinska Institutet
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A digital problem solving tool was tailored to people in the general public with practical or emotional problems during COVID-19. Content analysis were used to account for the types of problems participants used the tool to solve. Participants were randomized to one of two versions of the problem solving tool, a simple and a more advanced graphical interface. These versions were compared on participant-rated usability, credibility and the level of actual interaction with the tool.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 397
• Est. completion date: November 30, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: November 30, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 16 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• can use the Swedish language
• access to, and knowledge how to use, a digital internet-capable device

Exclusion Criteria:

• under 16 years
• no practical or emotional problems during pandemic

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Problem Solving

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Digital problem solving tool
Digital problem solving tool - adapted for practical and emotional problems during the COVID-19 pandemic

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Centrum för Psykiatriforskning	Stockholm

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karolinska Institutet	Stockholm County Council, Sweden

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Problem categories	What categories of problems do participants solve with the problem solving tool.	immediately after the intervention
Primary	System Usability Scale	Self-rated assessment of usability, higher score is better	immediately after the intervention
Primary	Treatment Credibility Scale	Self-rated assessment of treatment credibility, higher score is better	immediately after the intervention
Secondary	Use of intervention	How much has the participant interacted with the problem solving tool.	immediately after the intervention