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Text Message Based Maintenance Intervention

NCT02529358 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 180

Last updated 2015-08-20

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Summary

The study presents findings from a randomized clinical trial evaluating the effects of text messages encouraging short emotion regulation exercises on the course of psychopathological symptoms after inpatient treatment for depression. In this context, the study also compares the effectiveness of standardized versus personalized text messages.

Conditions

  • Mental Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

standardized text messages

Messages consist of relaxation techniques and mindfulness exercises as well as emotion regulation strategies

BEHAVIORAL

Personalized text messages

Patients write their own messages

BEHAVIORAL

Standardized text messages after 10 weeks

Messages consist of relaxation techniques and mindfulness exercises as well as emotion regulation strategies which are send to the patients 10 weeks after completing inpatient therapy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Philipps University Marburg

    collaborator OTHER

  • Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sandra Schlicker, Dipl.-Psych. · Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

  • Matthias Berking, Prof. Dr. · Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-02-29
Primary Completion
2013-10-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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