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Mechanisms of change in multimodal mental health treatments: The PSYMPACT study

Mechanisms of change in multimodal mental health treatments: The PSYMPACT study - PSYMPACT

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00035560
Enrollment
3000
Registered
2024-11-22
Start date
2024-11-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

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

Conditions

Participants are mainly recruited through the mental health app MindDoc. In a pilot study, we found that over 60% of users seek further treatment such as psychotherapy, medication or DiGas. Furthermore, users show a wide range of mental disorders. The aim of the present study is to link dimensional changes in mental health profiles with treatment modalities and factors influencing their effectiveness.

Interventions

Group 1: Naturalistic longitudinal study arm: Following Assessments are planned at baseline and every six months until month 24 after baseline (without ACE). Follow up using the listed assessments (wi

Sponsors

Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaften und Psychologie, Arbeitsbereich Klinisch-Psychologische Intervention, Arbeitsgruppe für E-Mental Health und Transkulturelle Psychologie
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Participants need to understand German (self-disclosure), have full legal capacity (self-disclosure), have access to the internet (self-disclosure) and an email address (self-disclosure). In Addition, participants under 18 (self-disclosure) will be excluded.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: no full legal capacity, age under 18

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dimensional profile of psychopathology according to the hierarchical taxonomy of psychopathology

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Help Seeking attitudes and behavior; allostatic load; ecological momentary assessment of personality functioning; qualitative data on experiences of patients with mild, moderate, and severe psychopathology in the German multimodal mental health care system

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactPhileas Heim

Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Erziehungswissenschaften und Psychologie, Arbeitsbereich Klinisch-Psychologische Intervention, Arbeitsgruppe für E-Mental Health und Transkulturelle Psychologie

phileas.heim@fu-berlin.de+49 30 838 54658

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026