National deployment of RUPERT, an online forum for mental health in the German rescue service

National deployment of RUPERT, an online forum for mental health in the German rescue service - RUPERT

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031648

Enrollment

500

Registered

2023-04-28

Start date

2023-05-04

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

F32 F43.2 Z73

Interventions

Group 1: The strategy for implementing RUPERT consists of nationwide elements (e.g. press releases, social media activities), in addition there will be targeted regional activities that are carried ou

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Currently employed or voluntarily working as emergency medical personnel or emergency medical technicians; OR rescue service stakeholders and multipliers such as alliances against depression, or any organization of rescue work and service; OR police officers and police personnel working in the field (i.e., exposed to the external environment); fire-fighters, and fire-fighting personnel working in the field (i.e, exposed to the external environment).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Private individuals or organisations that do not belog to the group of professional first responders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary implementation outcome: adoption and penetration of RUPERT in different regions (measure: number of new registrations for RUPERT in each region; assessment method: self-report data, registry data on the number of emergency medical personnel in different regions of Germany). Primary clinical outcomes: number of bidirectional interactions established among participants of RUPERT, quantity and quality of the content shared in terms of information and support (assessment method: structured qualitative survey).	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary implementation outcome: adoption and penetration of RUPERT in different regions (measure: number of new registrations for RUPERT in each region; assessment method: self-report data, registry data on the number of emergency medical personnel in different regions of Germany). Primary clinical outcomes: number of bidirectional interactions established among participants of RUPERT, quantity and quality of the content shared in terms of information and support (assessment method: structured qualitative survey).

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome measures are log data of the usage of RUPERT (number of accesses, duration of usage, number of users), sociodemographic characteristics of users, symptoms of depression and anxiety (PHQ-4), and wellbeing of participants (WHO-5). Further outcomes include the feasibility and acceptability of RUPERT (assessed via a structured questionnaire with stakeholders), and the potential of generalising RUPERT to other groups of first responders (assessed via qualitative interviews with police officers and firefighters).	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary outcome measures are log data of the usage of RUPERT (number of accesses, duration of usage, number of users), sociodemographic characteristics of users, symptoms of depression and anxiety (PHQ-4), and wellbeing of participants (WHO-5). Further outcomes include the feasibility and acceptability of RUPERT (assessed via a structured questionnaire with stakeholders), and the potential of generalising RUPERT to other groups of first responders (assessed via qualitative interviews with police officers and firefighters).

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHanna Reich de Paredes

Forschungszentrum Depression der Stiftung Deutsche Depressionshilfe c/o Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt am Main

hanna.reich_de_paredes@deutsche-depressionshilfe.de+49 69 6301863-41

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026