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ROCO - Self-help for People With Psychological Distress Due to the Covid-19 Situation

ROCO - Self-help for People With Psychological Distress Due to the Covid-19 Situation

Recruiting
18 years and older
All
Phase N/A

Overview

As part of the ROCO project, the University of Bern is investigating an online self-help program for people who are psychologically distressed due to the situation surrounding Covid-19. The ROCO program offers support in overcoming this psychological distress. ROCO stands for a 3-week online self-help program comprising 6 modules.

The aim of the study is to investigate the efficacy of an online self-help intervention for people with psychological distress due to the situation surrounding Covid-19. All participants will be randomized to one of two groups: The first group receives direct access to the online self-help intervention and the second group is a waiting control group that receives access to the program 3 weeks later. In both conditions additional care or treatment is allowed.

There are 4 assessments, which all take place online: baseline, post assessment (after 3 weeks) and two follow-up assessments (after 6 and 18 weeks). All participants from both groups are asked to fill out all assessments.

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Give a declaration of consent to participate in the study
  • Have access to the internet
  • Understand and master the German language to the degree that they understand the contents and instructions of the study
  • Exceed a cut-off value of 4 points on the Brief Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; Lwe, Spitzer, Zipfel, & Herzog, 2002)
  • Be able to specify an emergency address in the event of an acute crisis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Suicidal tendencies (SBQ-R Score 8)
  • Existence of a known diagnosis of a psychotic or bipolar disorder

Study details
    Coping Behavior
    Coronavirus
    Psychological Distress

NCT04380909

University of Bern

5 August 2020

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