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Trust at First Click? User Acceptance of Digital Consent Interfaces Among Users of Psychiatric Services

Trust at First Click? User Acceptance of Digital Consent Interfaces Among Users of Psychiatric Services

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00038316
Enrollment
50
Registered
2025-10-29
Start date
2025-12-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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

Conditions

The study targets individuals who use psychiatric services and examines the acceptance of a digital consent system (Standard Health Consent, SHC) for managing health data.

Interventions

Group 1: Users of psychiatric services who will use the web-based Mood Tracker App for four weeks to record their daily mood (adapted PHQ-2 questionnaire). The app is linked to the Standard Health Con

Sponsors

Technische Universtität Dresden, Medizinische Fakultät, Else Kröner Fresenius Zentrum für Digitale Gesundheit
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Users of psychiatric services over the age of 18 at the three recruitment locations: Early Detection Center “Fru¨h dran,” Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic, Center for Mental Health: Day clinic for young people in Dresden who are suspected of having a mental illness or who contact a participating center themselves or are referred with corresponding suspected diagnoses. - Declaration of consent to participate in the study - Sufficient knowledge of German - Access to a smartphone, tablet, or computer - Subsequent treatment by an approving healthcare provider

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Inability to give informed consent - Acute psychiatric or other conditions that would prevent safe and meaningful use of the app. - Vulnerable groups (children, individuals who cannot give consent, emergency patients, pregnant women/nursing mothers)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
- Perceived benefits of sharing health data from apps and wearables - Level of understanding of SHC content - Perceived user-friendliness and user engagement with SHC - Perceived level of trust in SHC - Percentage of consent to share personal app-generated health data

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assessment of the subjective usefulness of the adapted PHQ-2 questionnaire data in the clinical application context, particularly in the context of consultations, as perceived by the treating therapists.

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactCindy Welzel

Else Kröner Fresenius Zentrum für Digitale Gesundheit, Medizinische Fakultät, Technische Universität Dresden

cindy.welzel@ukdd.de+49 (0)351 458-15840

Outcome results

None listed

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