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Register: German Clinical Trials Register
Last refreshed on: 8 April 2024
Main ID:  DRKS00014774
Date of registration: 18/05/2018
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Universität Ulm; Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik; Abt. Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Public title: StudiCare Mindfulness - Randomized controlled trial to evaluate an unguided as well as a "guidance on demand" version of an internet-based mindfulness intervention for students
Scientific title: StudiCare Mindfulness - Randomized controlled trial to evaluate an unguided as well as a "guidance on demand" version of an internet-based mindfulness intervention for students - StudiCare-M-II
Date of first enrolment: 21/05/2018
Target sample size: 387
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00014774
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized controlled study; Masking: Open (masking not used); Control: active//No treatment / Standard of care; Assignment: parallel; Study design purpose: prevention  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Austria Germany Switzerland
Contacts
Name: Ann-Marie    Küchler
Address:  Albert-Einstein-Allee 47 89081 Ulm Germany
Telephone: +49-(0)731/50 32812
Email: ann-marie.kuechler at uni-ulm.de
Affiliation:  Universität Ulm; Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik; Abt. Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Name: Ann-Marie    Küchler
Address:  Albert-Einstein-Alle 47 89081 Ulm Germany
Telephone: +49-(0)731/50 32812
Email: achtsamkeit@studicare.com; ann-marie.kuechler@uni-ulm.de
Affiliation:  Universität Ulm;Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik; Abt. Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: moderate to low mindfulness (Freiburg Mindfulness inventory 37 or lower); at least 18 Jears old; enrolled as a college/university student
Exclusion criteria: no current psychotherapy or other mindfulness intervention

Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: None
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
no health condition, preventive; low to moderate mindfulness
Intervention(s)
Group 1: unguided intervention group with immediate access to an internet-based mindfulness intervention developed according to the principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as well as stress management (e. g. interoception, dealing with stressful thoughts, values and goals); consisting of seven modules that are supposed to be worked through on a weekly basis as well as two booster sessions 4 and 12 weeks after completion of the last (seventh) module; additionally the possibility to book a SMS coach with tips and reminders for the time of the intervention
Group 2: "guidance on demand" intervention group that also receives immediate access to the same intervention as the unguided intervention group; additionally, participants of this group have the possibility to contact their e-coach in case of questions or for feedback concerning their finished modules at any time
Group 3: waitlist control group; access to same internet-based training as unguided intervention group after waiting period of 6 months
Primary Outcome(s)
Mindfulness according to the Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory; data collection before (t0), 8 weeks after (t1) and 6 months after (Follow-Up, FU) randomisation; additional intermediate assessment for mediation analysis after 4 weeks
Secondary Outcome(s)
Depression (PHQ-9), anxiety (GAD-7),, stress (PSS-4), wellbeing (WHO-5), self-efficacy (SWE), presenteeism (SPS), cognitive fusion (CFQ-D), intervention satisfaction (CSQ-8), adherence (number of completed modules) and acceptance (self-developed questionnaire), credebility/expectancy (CEQ), risks and side effects (modifed version of INEP); data collection before (t0), 8 weeks after (t1) and 6 months after (Follow-Up, FU) randomisation; additional intermediate assessment of anxiety, stress, depression, self-efficacy and cognitive fusion for mediation analysis after 4 weeks
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Barmer GEK
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date: 07/03/2018
Contact:
ethik-kommission@uni-ulm.de
Ethikkommission der Universität Ulm
+49-731-50022050
ethik-kommission@uni-ulm.de
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed: 08/11/2020
URL: http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00014774#studyResults
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