Efficacy of a Web-Based Emotion Regulation Training in a Transdiagnostic Sample

Summary

This two-armed randomized controlled trial investigates the efficacy of a web-based emotion regulation intervention in a transdiagnostic sample. The sample includes participants diagnosed with anxiety disorders, depression, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, and healthy controls without a current psychiatric diagnosis. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group, receiving a web-based emotion regulation program, or a waitlist control group, which will have delayed intervention access after eight weeks.

The intervention is grounded in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), featuring everyday emotion regulation exercises, and psychoeducation delivered through video and audio files. Outcome measures include emotion regulation abilities, well-being, anxiety, depression, eating disorder symptoms, personality pathology, and self-esteem, evaluated at four and eight weeks post-baseline.

Conditions

• Emotion Regulation
• Anxiety Disorders
• Depression
• Eating Disorders
• Borderline Personality Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Heidelberg Emotion Regulation Training

The four-week intervention program is specifically designed to enhance the participants' emotion regulation. It focuses on developing their skills in accurately recognizing various emotions and effectively applying diverse emotion regulation strategies. To achieve this, the program includes video-based psychoeducation sessions. Alongside these sessions, the program incorporates daily short exercises, each lasting approximately five minutes. These exercises are crafted to help participants practically integrate the concepts and strategies learned from the psychoeducation sessions into their everyday lives. All components of the intervention are accessible through an online platform, ensuring ease of access and flexibility for participants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Heidelberg University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Steffen Hartmann · Department of Psychology, Heidelberg University

• Luise Pruessner · Department of Psychology, Heidelberg University

• Sven Barnow, PhD · Department of Psychology, Heidelberg University

• Daniel V. Holt, PhD · Department of Psychology, Heidelberg University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-05-01

Primary Completion

2025-06-30

Completion

2025-08-31

Countries

• Germany

Study Locations