An online remote psychological intervention to sustain and promote people's wellbeing

A remote self-directed psychological intervention for the public: the PAUSE project

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14772616

Enrollment

Registered

2021-07-16

Start date

2021-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-08-17

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Conditions

Improving psychological well-being in the general public Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

This study adopts a Groups X Time design with participants being randomly assigned to either an intervention or wait-list control group. Assessments are conducted before and after the intervention and

Healthy Body and Mind

Being Grateful and Savouring Life

Thought and Action

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Over the age of 18 years 2. Living in Ireland 3. Read an information leaflet and give consent prior to engaging with the programme 4. Have access to a technological device/smartphone for intervention purposes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Subjective well-being will be measured using the World Health Organisation-5 wellbeing scale (WHO-5) at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter) 2. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress will be measured using the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter) 3. The Impact of Events Scale -Revised (IES-R) will be used to measure post-traumatic stress at the follow-up phase (12 weeks after beginning the intervention/treatment as usual)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Subjective well-being will be measured using the World Health Organisation-5 wellbeing scale (WHO-5) at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter) 2. Depression, Anxiety, and Stress will be measured using the Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter) 3. The Impact of Events Scale -Revised (IES-R) will be used to measure post-traumatic stress at the follow-up phase (12 weeks after beginning the intervention/treatment as usual)

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) will assess cognitive and emotional appraisals of COVID-19 at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter) 2. The Brief Cope Inventory will measure psychological coping styles at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter) 3. The Posttraumatic growth inventory will measure psychological growth resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) will assess cognitive and emotional appraisals of COVID-19 at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter) 2. The Brief Cope Inventory will measure psychological coping styles at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter) 3. The Posttraumatic growth inventory will measure psychological growth resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic at baseline, immediately following intervention (6 weeks later), and at follow-up (6 weeks thereafter)

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Countries

Ireland

Outcome results

None listed

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