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Contenance: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a mobile intervention on healthy smartphone use

Contenance: A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a mobile intervention on healthy smartphone use - Contenance

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00017606
Enrollment
200
Registered
2019-08-09
Start date
2019-10-09
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

non-clinical population, problems with and/or motivation to change own smartphone use

Interventions

Group 1: Arm 1 (Intervention group) Five consecutive modules with daily exercises (each ca. 1-5 min). Each module goes over 4 days (in sum: 20 days
D1-D20) 1. Module: „Observe“, D1-D4 1 exercise on psychoeducation: self-awareness, 2 exercises on mindfulness, 1 exercise on perception of impulses 2. Module: „Reflect“, D5-D8 1 exercise on psychoed

Sponsors

Team Impulskontrolltrainer: Contenance
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Ownership and use of a smartphone based on iOS; Sufficient knowledge of the English language to understand and complete the questionnaires and the intervention material

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No ownership and use of a smartphone based on iOS; Insufficient knowledge of the English language or vision impairment to understand and complete the questionnaires and the intervention material, <18 years

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in problematic smartphone use (up to 6 weeks following baseline assessment), PSU (Foerster, Roser, Schoeni, & Röösli, 2015), also measured at T1 (Baseline/Randomization), T2 (T1+3 weeks; after intervention period), and T3 (T1+6 weeks; follow-up)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Changes in well-being (up to 6 weeks following baseline assessment), PERMA Profiler (Butler & Kern, 2016), measured at T1 (Baseline/Randomization), T2 (T1+3 weeks; after intervention period), and T3 (T1+6 weeks; follow-up)

Countries

France, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactChristina Roitzheim

Team Impulskontrolltrainer: Contenance

roitzhec@hu-berlin.de03083854906

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 14, 2026