Health Surveillance at Constructor University Bremen (CUB)

NCT06899308 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: CUB2025-03-12
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 373
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The aim of Health Surveillance is to analyze and describe the state of health of students at Constructor University, key influencing factors and individual resources by using mixed-method design.

Conditions

Anxiety; Health Behavior; Stress, Emotional; Substance Abuse; Substance Use; Social Isolation or Loneliness; Life Stress; Psychological Stress; Emotional Stress; Substance Addiction; Substance Dependence; Anxiety Depression (Mild or Not Persistent); Observational Study; Stress, Psychological; Stress (Psychology)

Keywords

Healthy students; Health literacy; Disability; Age; Gender; Study characteristics; PHQ-4; Self-efficacy; Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS); Subjective health status; Student satisfaction; UCLA-LS; HEI-Stress; Mixed Method

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Loneliness

  University of California Los Angelese Loneliness Scale (UCLA-LS) - 3 Items (Schobin, Arriagada \& Gibson-Kunze, 2024), Range 1 (never/nie) - 5 (very often/sehr oft), higher scores mean a worse outcome Loneliness in private and study context - 9 Items (Techniker Krankenkasse, 2024), Range 1 (often) - 4 (never), higher scores mean better outcomes

  2025 and 2026 (no matching)

• Health literacy

  Health literacy - 10 Items (Lenartz, Söllner \& Rudinger, 2014), Range 1 (does not apply/trifft überhaupt nicht zu) - 4 (does fully apply/trifft genau zu), higher scores mean a better outcome

  2025 and 2026 (no matching)

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Depression and anxiety

  2025 and 2026 (no matching)

• Subjective health status

  2025 and 2026 (no matching)

• Student satisfaction

  2025 and 2026 (no matching)

• HEI-Stress

  2025 and 2026 (no matching)

Other Outcomes (3)

• Artificial intelligence and digital technology use

  2026

• Democratic competences/ Political Effectiveness/ Efficiency

  2026

• Belonging; Social Connectedness; Self-Efficacy and Health Behavior

  2025 and 2026 (no matching)

Study Arms (3)

students in a community case study

Students at Constructor University Bremen being assessed by means of an online questionnaire in 2025

Other: questionnaire

students in Germany

Students at germany wide being assessed by means of an online questionnaire or qualitative interviews in 2026

Other: questionnaire

employees

Employees at HAW Hamburg wide being assessed by means of an online questionnaire in 2025

Other: questionnaire

Interventions

questionnaire OTHER

Questionnaires and interviews were primarily used as assessment and introspection tools to collect data on study participants' experiences, perceptions, and behaviors. Their purpose was to facilitate measurement and reflection rather than to deliver an intervention. However, it is acknowledged that participation in questionnaires and interviews may have had unintended interventional effects. Specifically, the process of answering questions and reflecting on personal experiences can increase participants' self-awareness, prompt critical reflection, and potentially influence subsequent attitudes or behaviors.

Also known as: assessments, introspection

employees; students in Germany; students in a community case study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

This project contains three phases, the first one is quantitative phase (2025), the second one is qualitative phase (Dec 2025-April 2026) and the third one is again quantitative phase (2026). All Constructor University students and students Germany-wide who wish to take part in the study will be included. In the quantitative phase, Iinclusion criteria are english English or German language for reading and writing skills, internet access and student status. In the qualitative phase, the inclusion criteria are English or Chinese language and between 18-30 years old. Before the start of the survey period and directly before the start of the online survey or interview, all participants will receive all relevant study information and actively declare their consent to participate in the study.

You may qualify if:

• English language skills
• Reading and writing skills
• Internet access
• Student status
• Consent to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Illiteracy
• Massively limited cognitive abilities ( i.e. linguistic components of the digital offerings must be able to be used, and questionnaires completed, or interviews participated in) and severe psychiatric disorders (e.g., severe depression)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hamburg University of Applied Sciences/Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften Hamburg (HAW Hamburg): collaborator
• Jacobs University Bremen gGmbH: lead

Study Sites (2)

Constructor University (formerly known as Jacobs University)

Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, 28759, Germany

Location

Constructor University Bremen

Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, 28759, Germany

Location

Related Links

• World Health Organization (WHO) (Hrsg.). (2996). Health interview survey: Towards international harmonization of methods and instruments. World Health Organization, Regional Office for Europe, Kopenhagen.
• Burian, J., Lehnchen, J. Deptolla, Z., Heinrichs, K., Stock, C. (2023). Abschlussbericht zum Vorhaben "Studienbedingungen und (psychische) Gesundheit Studierender: Weiterentwicklung und Erprobung des Bielefelder Fragebogens zu Studienbedingungen
• Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., Williams, J. B. W., \& Löwe, B. (2009). An Ultra-Brief Screening Scale for Anxiety and Depression: The PHQ-4. Psychosomatics, 50(6), 613-621. DOI:
• Schobin, J, Arriagada, C., Gibson-Kunze, M. (2024). Einsamkeitsbarometer 2024. Langzeitentwicklund von Einsamkeit in Deutschland. Einsamkeitsbarometer 2024, 1, 1-78. Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend (BMFSFJ) (Hrsg.).
• Techniker Krankenkasse. (2024). Einsamkeitsreport 2024. Techniker Krankenkasse: Hamburg (Hrsg.).
• SOEP-IS Group (2022). SOEP-IS 2020 - Fragebogen für die SOEP-Innovations-Stichprobe. SOEP Survey Papers 1143: Series A - Survey Instruments (Erhebungsinstrumente). Berlin: DIW Berlin/SOEP.
• Deutsches Zentrum für Hochschul- und Wissenschaftsforschung GmbH (DZHW) (2021). Die Studierendenbefragung in Deutschland. Grundprogramm Modul A. Hannover: FDZ-DZHW.
• Janke, S. \& Glöckner-Rist, A. (2014). Deutsche Version der Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Zusammenstellung sozialwissenschaftlicher Items und Skalen (ZIS)
• Knispel, J., Wittneben, L., Slavchova, V., \& Arling, V. (2021). Skala zur Messung der berufli-chen Selbstwirksamkeitserwartung (BSW-5-Rev). Zusammenstellung sozialwissenschaftlicher Items und Skalen (ZIS).

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Social Isolation; Anxiety Disorders; Lymphoma, Follicular; Health Behavior; Stress, Psychological; Substance-Related Disorders; Coitus

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior; Mental Disorders; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoma; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases; Behavioral Symptoms; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Sexual Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Sonia Lippke, PhD

  Constructor University Bremen gGmbH & Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Germany

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Health Promotion and Prevention

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 11, 2025
• First Posted: March 27, 2025
• Study Start: March 17, 2025
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2027
• Last Updated: September 25, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DE (2)