App-Based Coaching Program to Improve Mental Well-Being

Medical University Innsbruck

Status: Completed

Conditions: Psychological Distress

Treatments: Device: Digital Mental Health Program with Coaching

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07300410

BeWell271125

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a coach-guided, app-based mental health program can improve well-being and reduce psychological distress in adults experiencing elevated stress levels. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the beWell Tirol program show high usability and participant satisfaction?
• Does participation in the program lead to improvements in psychological distress, resilience, self-efficacy, coping strategies, emotion regulation, and quality of life?

Participants will:

• Complete a 4-month digital mental health program using the beWell Tirol app
• Attend bi-weekly video coaching sessions with a trained psychologist
• Choose individualized cognitive-behavioral exercises within the app
• Complete questionnaires at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up

Enrollment: 25 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults (≥ 18 years)
• Living in Tyrol (Austria) or South Tyrol (Italy)
• Elevated psychological distress (Brief Symptom Inventory / BSCL Global Severity Index T-score > 60 based on age and gender)
• Sufficient German language skills to use the app and complete questionnaires
• Access to a smartphone or tablet and the internet
• Willing and able to participate in the 4-month digital program and follow-up assessments
• Provided written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• Non-German-speaking individuals
• Acute psychiatric crisis or acute suicidality requiring immediate face-to-face treatment
• Any condition that, in the judgment of the investigators, would prevent safe participation or the completion of the app-based intervention (e.g., severe cognitive impairment)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 1 patient group

beWell Tirol Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

A 4-month digital mental health program delivered via the beWell Tirol app. The intervention includes psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioral exercises, interactive tools, digital diaries, and bi-weekly video coaching.

Treatment:

Device: Digital Mental Health Program with Coaching