Helping patients sustain changes: Testing the effectiveness of a Transdiagnostic Internet-based Maintenance-Treatment following inpatient psychotherapy
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN28632626 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN28632626 |
| Protocol serial number | ID61100200 |
| Sponsor | Clinic for Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (Vogelsberklinik) (Germany) |
| Funders | Philipps-University of Marburg and Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany), Vogelsbergklinik - Dr. Ebel clinics for psychotherapy and psychosomatics (Germany) |
- Submission date
- 22/03/2011
- Registration date
- 12/04/2011
- Last edited
- 25/10/2013
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Scientific
Philipps University Marburg
Department of Psychology
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
Gutenbergstraße 18
Marburg
35032
Germany
| Phone | +49 (0)6421 282 4053 |
|---|---|
| david.ebert@staff.uni-marburg.de |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
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| Study design | Two arm single centre randomised controlled trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study type | Participant information sheet |
| Scientific title | Comparing the effectiveness of a Transdiagnostic Internet-based Maintenance-Treatment (TIMT) after inpatient psychotherapy for various mental health disorders with a Treatment As Usual group (TAU) with regard to psychopathological symptom load: a randomised controlled trial |
| Study acronym | TIMT |
| Study objectives | Participants of a transdiagnostic internet based maintenance treatment do show less psychopathological symptoms three and 12 months after inpatient treatment than participants of a treatment as usual group. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Ethical approval was given by the institutional review board of the Leuphana University of Lüneburg Germany on 02/06/2008 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | 1. Mental Health Disorders according to ICD-10-F 2. Inpatient psychotherapy |
| Intervention | 1. TIMT: transdiagnostic internet based maintenance treatment involves a motivation-plan, a weekly web-diary, self-management module, asynchronous patient-therapist communication, a patient support group and an online-based progress monitoring. Duration: 3 month. 2. TAU: Treatment as usual involves unstructured access to outpatient psychotherapy, and/or standardised outpatient face-to-face continuation treatment, and/or psychotropic management. Follow Ups: 3 and 12 month after inpatient treatment |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. Psychopathological symptom severity measured by: PSS - HEALTH-49; Rabung et. al 2009 |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
1. Psychological wellbeing (WB - HEALTH-49; Rabung et. al 2009) |
| Completion date | 01/05/2011 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 400 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Treated for a mental disorder according to ICD-10-F within the study-centre 2. Internet-access 3. German-speaking 4. Ages 18 - 65 |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Psychotic symptoms 2. Alcohol/substance-addiction 3. High risk of suicide 4. Problems with reading/writing |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/09/2008 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/05/2011 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Germany
Study participating centre
35032
Germany
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 10/10/2013 | Yes | No | |
| Participant information sheet | Participant information sheet | 11/11/2025 | 11/11/2025 | No | Yes |
