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Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of guided internet-and mobile-based CBT for adolescents and young adults with chronic somatic conditions and comorbid depression and anxiety symptoms (youthCOACHcd): a multicentre randomized controlled trial with a 12-month follow-up

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of guided internet-and mobile-based CBT for adolescents and young adults with chronic somatic conditions and comorbid depression and anxiety symptoms (youthCOACHcd): a multicentre randomized controlled trial with a 12-month follow-up - youthCOACHcd

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00017161
Enrollment
212
Registered
2019-09-17
Start date
2019-11-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

E10 E84 M08 F41 F32 F33 F34

Interventions

Group 1: intervention group: guided internet and mobile-based intervention youthCOACHcd with 7 modules
meanwhile, standard medical care (treatment as usual = TAU) can (continue to) be used. Group 2: control group: standard medical care (treatment as usual = TAU) can (continue to) be used (TAU) and addi

Sponsors

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

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 21 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Symptoms of depression and/ or anxiety (PHQ-9 and/or GAD-7 >=7); Chronic disease (type 1 diabetes, cystic fibrosis or juvenile idiopathic arthritis); internet access; basic knowledge of the German language; participants informed consent (participants younger than 16 years require also the informed consent of parents/ person with custody)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Possible acute suicidality as indicated with PHQ-9 Item 9 > 1 at screening in clinical centres or medical practices

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Primary outcome is the combined depressive and anxiety symptom severity at t2 (3 months post-randomisation), assessed with the Patient Health Questionnaire Anxiety and Depression Scale (PHQ-ADS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
All primary and secondary outcome measurement instruments are online provided questionnaires (self-report or caregiver report). There are five assessment points: baseline (t0), 6 weeks (t1), 3 months (t2), 6 months (t3) and 12 months (t4) post-randomisation. Additionally, medical variables will be measured in clinical routine. Self-report: Sociodemographic variables (date of birth, gender, relationship status, type of school, grade of school or vocational training, and occupation) Depression and anxiety symptom severity (PHQ-ADS) (t1, t3, t4) Coping (CODI) (t0, t1, t2, t3, t4) Social Support (BSSS) (t0, t2, t4) Stress-related growth (SRGS) (t0, t1, t2, t3, t4) Self-Efficacy (GSE) (t0, t1, t2, t4) Traumatic Experiences (CATS, items 7-17) (t0, t1, t2, t3, t4) Behavioural Activation (BADS) (t0, t1, t2, t3) Automatic thoughts (ATQ-R) (t0, t1, t2, t3) Quality of life (EQ-5D-Y) (t0, t3, t4) Recorded in intervention group only: Intervention Satisfaction (CSQ-I) (t1, t2) Therapeutic alliance (WAI-SR) (t1, t2, t3) Caregiver Report: Anxiety symptom severity (SCARED) (t0, t1, t2, t3, t4) Depression symptom severity (MFQ) (t0, t1, t2, t3, t4) Social Support (BSSS) (t0, t2, t4) Traumatic experience (CATS-C-D, items 7-17) (t0, t1, t2, t3, t4) Side effects: Internet usage behaviour (IUES) (t0, t2, t3) Suicidal ideations (PHQ-9 Item 9 > 1, Beck Depressions-Inventar Revision (BDI-II) Item 9) (t0, t1, t2, t3, t4) Symptom Deterioration (PHQ-ADS) (t0, t1, t2, t3, t4) Recorded in intervention group only: Subjective side effects (INEP-On) (t2, t3, t4) Health economics: Quality of life (EQ-5D-Y) (t0, t3, t4) Child and Adolescent Service Receipt (CAMSHRI-DE) (t0, t3, t4) Medical variables: Type 1 Diabetes HbA1c, number of severe hypoglycaemias (with and without coma), DKA, CSII/ICT, insulin dose per day, SMBG, CGM/FGM, training and celiac disease diabetes education and presence of celiac disease Cystic fibrosis FEV 1, diabetes

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAgnes;Frederike Mutter;Lunkenheimer

Universität UlmFakultät Ingenieurwissenschaften, Informatik und PsychologieInstitut für Psychologie und PädagogikAbteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie;Universität Ulm, Fakultät Ingenieurwissenschaften, Informatik und Psychologie, Institut für Psychologie und Pädagogik, Abteilung für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie

agnes.mutter@uni-ulm.de;frederike.lunkenheimer@uni-ulm.de+49-(0)7315032817;+49-(0)731 5032817

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026