The FACE Self-help App for Fostering Resilience

NCT05824182 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SNF_197731_B
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 167
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The FACE self-help app is an online intervention for young adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It was developed based on well-established cognitive-behavioural therapy principles. The self-help app contains two components, one targeting emotion regulation (ER), the other social information processing (SIP).

Conditions

Adverse Childhood Experiences

Keywords

Adverse Childhood Experiences; Psychosocial Functioning; Emotion Regulation; Social Information Processing; Online self-help

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Resilience

  Resilience will be assessed with the German version (Sarubin et al., 2015) of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) (Connor \& Davidson, 2003). The scale contains 10 items that are rated on a 5-point scale from 0 - Not true at all to 4 - True nearly all the time. A higher score indicates more resilience.

  at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)

Secondary Outcomes (13)

• Well-being

  at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)

• Emotion Regulation

  at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)

• Fear of Negative Evaluation

  at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)

• Social Avoidance

  at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)

• Problem-Solving

  at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)

Other Outcomes (5)

• Participant satisfaction

  at week 13, t2 (post-measurement)

• Momentary affect

  three one week periods with 6 measurements a day (t0, t1, t2)

• Momentary coping

  three one week periods with 6 measurements a day (t0, t1, t2)

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention group: FACE self-help app with guidance

Device: FACE self-help App

control group

NO INTERVENTION

Waiting list control group with questionnaires and EMA

Interventions

FACE self-help App DEVICE

The FACE self-help app was developed based on well-established non-invasive psychological principles that have been used in other web-based self-help interventions. The app consists of two component, emotion regulation and social information processing/social skills with four modules each. Each module includes readings describing scientific knowledge about ACEs and ACEs related topics, as well as exercises to encourage participants to actively reflect on what was learned in the readings and to apply their knowledge and practice skills. Each module is divided in several submodules that include readings and exercises.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Self-reported ACEs
• An informed consent
• The possession of a smartphone
• Mastery of the German language.
• Age between 18 and 25

You may not qualify if:

• Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g., due to comprehension problems, visual impairment, lack of sufficient motor skills or severe psychological or somatic disorders which require immediate treatment which impedes the continuous work on the self-help programme. These points will be discussed with the participant in the screening telephone call.
• Acute suicidality.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Jeannette Brodbeck: lead
• University of Bern: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

Olten, Canton of Solothurn, 4600, Switzerland

Location

Related Publications (17)

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• Daros, A. R., Daniel, K. E., Meyer, M. J., Chow, P. I., Barnes, L. E., & Teachman, B. A. (2019). Impact of social anxiety and social context on college students' emotion regulation strategy use: An experience sampling study. Motivation and Emotion, 43(5), 844-855. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11031-019-09773-x

  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

• Sarubin, N., Gutt, D., Giegling, I., Bühner, M., Hilbert, S., Krähenmann, O., Wolf, M., Jobst, A., Sabaß, L., Rujescu, D., Falkai, P., & Padberg, F. (2015). Erste Analyse der psychometrischen Eigenschaften und Struktur der deutschsprachigen 10- und 25-Item Version der Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, 23(3), 112-122. https://doi.org/10.1026/0943-8149/a000142

  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

• Brodbeck J, Botschi SIR, Vetsch N, Stallmann L, Lochner J, Berger T, Schmidt SJ, Marmet S. Fostering resilience and well-being in emerging adults with adverse childhood experiences: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the FACE self-help app. BMC Psychol. 2024 Feb 19;12(1):84. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-01560-9.

  PMID: 38374126 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Emotional Regulation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Control; Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Officials

• Jeannette Brodbeck, Professor

  University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Prof. Dr.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 23, 2023
• First Posted: April 21, 2023
• Study Start: May 31, 2023
• Primary Completion: January 23, 2025
• Study Completion: January 23, 2025
• Last Updated: December 24, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: After the end of data collection (2025)
• Access Criteria: Access to these data is permitted for scientific purposes on request. A data access agreement will be signed and the source of the data (including the funding agency) needs to be acknowledged.

Locations

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