Development and evaluation of a self-help app for traumatized Syrian refugees

Development and evaluation of a self-help app for traumatized Syrian refugees - HELP@APP

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00013782

Enrollment

234

Registered

2018-07-06

Start date

2018-11-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F43.1 F45.0 F30-F39

Interventions

Group 1: intervention group: use of the smartphone-based app over four weeks. Group 2: active control group: receive a psychoeducational Information brochure on traumatization/posttraumatic stress

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Syrian refguee, age between 18 and 65 years, owns a smartphone, written consent, screen positive for a trauma and at least mild to moderate posttraumatic stress symptoms (Posttraumatische Diagnoseskala/PDS5 = 11-59)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: severe posttraumatic symptom severity (Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale/PDS5 > 59), severe depressive symptomatology (Patient Health Questionnare/PHQ > 19), suicidal tendencies (Suicidality scale of the Depressive Symptomatology Index/SS-DIS > 2), pregnancy, in psychotherapy, psychotropic medication

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Posttraumatic stress (Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale/PDS-5). Assessment schedule: T1: baseline (pre-intervention), T2: post-intervention (4 weeks after T1), T3: follow-up (16 weeks after T1)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depressive symptomatology (Patient Health Questionnaire/PHQ-9), anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder/GAD-7), somatization (Patient Health Questionnaire/PHQ-15), general self-efficacy (General Self Efficacy Scale/GSE), posttraumatic growth (Posttraumatic Growth Inventory/PGI), social support (Experienced Social Support Inventory/ESSI) and social network (Lubben Social Network Scale/LSNS), self-stigmatization (Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale/SSMIS), ambiguous loss and complicated grief, quality of life (EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire/EQ-5D-5L), direct health care costs (cost book), user acceptance (Technology Acceptance Model/TAM 3) and usability (System Usability Scale/SUS). Assessment schedule: T1: baseline (pre-intervention), T2: post-intervention (4 weeks after T1), T3: follow-up (16 weeks after T1)	—

Measure

Time frame

Depressive symptomatology (Patient Health Questionnaire/PHQ-9), anxiety (General Anxiety Disorder/GAD-7), somatization (Patient Health Questionnaire/PHQ-15), general self-efficacy (General Self Efficacy Scale/GSE), posttraumatic growth (Posttraumatic Growth Inventory/PGI), social support (Experienced Social Support Inventory/ESSI) and social network (Lubben Social Network Scale/LSNS), self-stigmatization (Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale/SSMIS), ambiguous loss and complicated grief, quality of life (EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire/EQ-5D-5L), direct health care costs (cost book), user acceptance (Technology Acceptance Model/TAM 3) and usability (System Usability Scale/SUS). Assessment schedule: T1: baseline (pre-intervention), T2: post-intervention (4 weeks after T1), T3: follow-up (16 weeks after T1)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSusanne Röhr

Institut für Sozialmedizin, Arbeitsmedizin und Public Health (ISAP), Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Leipzig

susanne.roehr@medizin.uni-leipzig.de03419715410

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 3, 2026