RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07391072

Effectiveness of a Waitlist App "Stappvoorstap" During Mental Healthcare Waiting Times

Bridging the Gap: A Multiple Baseline Design Study on the Effectiveness of a Mobile-based Stress Management Intervention in Adults on Waiting Lists for Mental Healthcare

Sponsor

GGZ Centraal

Enrollment

54 participants

Start Date

Mar 17, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Quality of Life Psychological Stress Mental Health Coping Skills Coping Ability

Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Stappvoorstap, a mobile self-management application designed for adults on mental health waiting lists in the Netherlands. The app helps users monitor daily stress levels, recognize personal stress patterns, and provides coping strategies, relaxation exercises, and supportive resources. Using a multiple baseline single-case experimental design, participants use the app for 4 weeks while completing weekly questionnaires measuring perceived stress, coping self-efficacy, and quality of life. The study aims to determine whether the app can reduce stress and improve wellbeing during the waiting period before mental healthcare treatment begins.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called Stappvoorstap: mobile self-management waitlist intervention for people with coping ability, coping skills, and other related conditions. The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 18 Years and older.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALStappvoorstap: mobile self-management waitlist intervention

Stappvoorstap is a free mobile self-management application developed in co-creation with mental health waitlist clients. The app measures daily stress levels 2-4 times per day through short questionnaires, creates visual overviews of personal stress patterns on daily and weekly scales, provides real-time coping suggestions, offers mindfulness and relaxation exercises (breathing exercises, meditation, nature sounds, calming music), and includes informational articles and personal experience stories.