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 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

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00014774

Enrollment

387

Registered

2018-05-18

Start date

2018-05-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

no health condition, preventive

Interventions

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 ma

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 sa

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 grou

access to same internet-based training as unguided intervention group after waiting period of 6 months

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion 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

Exclusion criteria: no current psychotherapy or other mindfulness intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
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

Measure	Time frame
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	—

Measure

Time frame

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

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Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactAnn-Marie Küchler

Universität Ulm;Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik; Abt. Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

achtsamkeit@studicare.com; ann-marie.kuechler@uni-ulm.de+49-(0)731/50 32812

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 25, 2026