Evaluation of an emotion-based psychooncological online self-help

Evaluation of an emotion-based psychooncological online self-help - epos

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00021144

Enrollment

325

Registered

2020-04-27

Start date

2020-05-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

C00-C97

Interventions

Group 1: 10-week access to the online self-help epos. epos consists of 9 modules

one module per week is recommended. Group 2: 10-week access to an informational website with links to information and counseling services. Patients receive access to the online self-help epos after co

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Cancer diagnosis, currently in cancer treatment or in early aftercare, sufficient knowledge of German, access to Internet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: severe psychological comorbidity, severe somatic comorbidity

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Psychological Distress, measured with PHQ-ADS at three times: T0 (Baseline), T1 (after finishing the intervention, 10 weeks after T0), T2 (3 month follow-up, 22 week after T0).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety (GAD-7), Depression (PHQ-9), Psychological Distress (Distress Thermometer), Quality of Life (EORTC, EORTS-QLQ-C30), Health Behaviour (BMI, Smoking Status, Physical Activity), Social Support (SSUK), Resilience (RS-5), Solitude, Emotional Control (ERQ), Posttraumatic Growth (Posttraumatic Personal Maturation), Satisfaction with the online self-help, Use of other Psychosocial Treatments, E-Health Literacy Scale (EHEALS) Attitudes to psychological online interventions (APOI) All secondary outcomes will be investigated at all three measurement times (T0 - T2).	—

Measure

Time frame

Anxiety (GAD-7), Depression (PHQ-9), Psychological Distress (Distress Thermometer), Quality of Life (EORTC, EORTS-QLQ-C30), Health Behaviour (BMI, Smoking Status, Physical Activity), Social Support (SSUK), Resilience (RS-5), Solitude, Emotional Control (ERQ), Posttraumatic Growth (Posttraumatic Personal Maturation), Satisfaction with the online self-help, Use of other Psychosocial Treatments, E-Health Literacy Scale (EHEALS) Attitudes to psychological online interventions (APOI) All secondary outcomes will be investigated at all three measurement times (T0 - T2).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAngeliki Tsiouris

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie Universitätsmedizin der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz

epos@unimedizin-mainz.de06131 178432

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 8, 2026