Blending Group-based Psychoeducation with a Smartphone Intervention for the Reduction of Depressive Symptoms: Results of a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00021613

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-16

Start date

2016-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

depressive symptoms

Interventions

Group 1: The intervention group received a 14-days of training with the app with a psychoeducative group counseling session prior to the training. Group 2: Wait list control condition

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Access to a smartphone using Android operating system (version 4 or above), heightened depression scores with values = 10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: suicidal ideations

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
After 14 days: Depressiveness collected by means of PHQ-9 questionnaire using an online survey assessment	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
After 14 Days: Acceptance and usability of the application assessed with the System Usability Scale	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Aljoscha Lukas

Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Matthias.Berking@fau.de09131-85-67575

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 23, 2026