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A Software agent (Chatbot) providing a writing Intervention for Self-help to Uplift psychological wellbeing (SISU) - A pretest-posttest pilotstudy.

A Software agent (Chatbot) providing a writing Intervention for Self-help to Uplift psychological wellbeing (SISU) - A pretest-posttest pilotstudy. - SISU

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00014933
Enrollment
30
Registered
2018-06-20
Start date
2018-06-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy volunteers

Interventions

Group 1: All participants receive the chatbot-intervention. Within the intervention, the chatbot "SISU" guides participants through therapeutic writing sessions on two consecutive days. The conversati
day two).

Sponsors

Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik,Universität Ulm
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - age of at least 18 years - german as mother tongue - written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no specific exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The intervention consists of two therapeutic writing tasks (one per day on two consecutive days) Measurement points: T0 (prior to the first writing task), T1 (after the first writing task), T2 (after the second writing task). primary endpoint: Acceptance and Feasibility. Adherence (=number of completers; T2), Dropout and participant flow in the course of the study; T2); User experience when interacting with the chatbot (UEQ; Feedback of participants; T2); attitude towards and acceptance of chatbots (APOI; T0 und T2), side effects (INEP; T2); functionality (postwriting questionnaire, operating as intended; T2)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Mood (PANAS; T0,T1,T2) Depression (PHQ-8; T0,T2) Anxiety (GAD-7; T0,T2) Emotionregulation (ERQ; T0,T2) Psychological flexibility (FAH-II ; T0,T2) Trauma (PTSD-7; T0,T2)

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactEileen Bendig

Abteilung für klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik,Universität Ulm

eileen.bendig@uni-ulm.de07315032807

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 16, 2026