Feasibility and Efficacy of a Brief Digital Self-efficacy Training

NCT05617248 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SEAPPUZH
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 94
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study investigates the effects of a digital, scalable self-efficacy training of repeated recall of self-efficacy memories on mental health outcomes, such as self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes. A total of 94 students with elevated stress levels (≤ 13 on the Perceived Stress Scale) will be recruited and randomly assigned to training and control group. Individuals will either engage in the self-efficacy training app combined with Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) for 1 week (training group) or in EMA only for 1 week (control group). Baseline and post assessments will measure changes in self-efficacy, anxiety, stress, hopelessness, and other mental health outcomes.

Conditions

Stress; Self Efficacy

Keywords

self-efficacy, stress, digital, intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• General self-efficacy

  The General Self-Efficacy Scale (Schwarzer \& Jerusalem, 1995; Tipton \& Worthington, 1984) will measure the general self-efficacy.

  change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Perceived stress

  change from screening to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week

• Positive and negative affect

  The Positive and Negative Affect Scale (Krohne, Egloff, Kohlmann, & Tausch, 1996; Watson, Clark, & Tellegen, 1988) will measure positive and negative affect.

• Hope

  change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week

• Depression

  The Beck Depression Inventory-II (Beck, Steer, Ball, & Ranieri, 1996; Kuhner, Burger, Keller, & Hautzinger, 2007) will measure depression.

• Anxiety

  change from baseline to 1 day post intervention; time frame: 1 week

Other Outcomes (4)

• Positive and negative affect

  Daily measured; changes in the course of the study participation

• Dissatisfaction with social contacts

  daily measured; changes in the course of the study participation

• Specific self-efficacy

  daily measured in training group only; changes in the course of the study participation

Study Arms (2)

Experimental: Self-efficacy training (App)

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will receive a digital one week self-efficacy training with three training sessions per day and EMA (10 per day).

Behavioral: Self-efficacy App

Control

NO INTERVENTION

This group will receive EMA questionnaires for one week (10 per day).

Interventions

Self-efficacy App BEHAVIORAL

The training starts with a psychoeducational video and instructions to define two autobiographical self-efficacy The individuals will then receive three self-efficacy trainings per day based on their autobiographical memories and combined with a slow breathing exercise. Additionally, they will receive 10 daily EMA questionnaires on mood, social contacts, and virtual context.

Experimental: Self-efficacy training (App)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 29 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• being enrolled at a Swiss university
• aged between 18 and 29 years
• experiencing at least moderate stress (score of ≥13 on the Perceived Stress Scale
• owning a smartphone
• speaking fluent German

You may not qualify if:

• current psychiatric disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Zurich: lead

Study Sites (1)

Birgit Kleim

Zurich, Select..., 8008, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Rohde J, Marciniak MA, Henninger M, Homan S, Ries A, Paersch C, Friedman O, Brown AD, Kleim B. Effects of a digital self-efficacy training in stressed university students: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2024 Oct 31;19(10):e0305103. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0305103. eCollection 2024.

  PMID: 39480821 DERIVED

• Rohde J, Marciniak MA, Henninger M, Homan S, Paersch C, Egger ST, Seifritz E, Brown AD, Kleim B. Investigating Relationships Among Self-Efficacy, Mood, and Anxiety Using Digital Technologies: Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Form Res. 2023 Aug 14;7:e45749. doi: 10.2196/45749.

  PMID: 37578827 DERIVED

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Assessors are blind to individuals' reports of perceived stress prior to and following the intervention, i.e. at all assessment times.
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Randomised controlled trial testing a brief digital intervention (SeApp) against a control group receiving only EMA

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2022
• First Posted: November 15, 2022
• Study Start: May 18, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 9, 2020
• Study Completion: November 9, 2020
• Last Updated: November 15, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-11

Locations

CH (1)