Digital Self-efficacy Training to Bridge Waiting Times for Psychotherapy

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Conditions studied: Psychiatric Disorder, Waiting for Psychotherapy

In brief

The main aim of this project is to improve waiting periods for specialised psychotherapy. We will apply a brief, smartphone-based self-efficacy training to patients with psychiatric disorders waiting for specialised psychotherapy. Additionally, we will use Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to assess mood, social contacts, and other parameters daily. We will investigate whether the training can improve self-efficacy and related constructs and if it can help reduce stress and waitlist drop-outs during waiting periods. Additionally, we will investigate if the self-efficacy training has a positive effect on motivation and therapeutical relationship regarding the subsequent therapy. After a screening for eligibility, participants will be randomly assigned to intervention and control group. At baseline, participants attend a laboratory session where they are assessed for current psychiatric disorders and further relevant psychological variables. They will then either participate in the digital self-efficacy training combined with EMA (intervention group) or in EMA only (control group). Both will be conducted via a smartphone app. Subsequently, participants will be asked to fill in post questionnaires at three different time points: after having finished app usage, one month later, and after the beginning of the subsequent psychotherapy.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05560581

Run by

Psychiatric University Hospital, Zurich

People needed

94

Starts

2022-11-07

Expected to finish

2025-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-03-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• psychiatric disorder
• age 18-65
• waiting for psychiatric assessment/treatment (being on waitlist)
• sufficient knowledge of the German language
• smartphone user
• internet access via smartphone
• internet access at home (laptop, tablet, or computer)

You may not qualify if…

• current intense psychotherapy
• acute suicidality
• acute psychotic symptoms
• substance addiction

Where it is running

• Integrated Psychiatry Winterthur — Winterthur, Switzerland (enrolling)
• Psychiatric University Hospital — Zurich, Switzerland (enrolling)

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