Evaluation of Two Versions of a Digital Problem Solving Tool for the General Public Specific for the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Completed

• Conditions: Problem Solving
• Interventions: Behavioral: Digital problem solving tool

• Registration Number: NCT04677270
• Lead Sponsor: Karolinska Institutet

Brief Summary

A digital problem solving tool was tailored to people in the general public with practical or emotional problems during COVID-19. Content analysis were used to account for the types of problems participants used the tool to solve. Participants were randomized to one of two versions of the problem solving tool, a simple and a more advanced graphical interface. These versions were compared on participant-rated usability, credibility and the level of actual interaction with the tool.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-08-31
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-30
• Study Completion: 2020-11-30
• Status Verified: 2020-12
• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-12-18
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-21
• Last Update Posted: 2020-12-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 397

Inclusion Criteria

• can use the Swedish language
• access to, and knowledge how to use, a digital internet-capable device

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Exclusion Criteria

• under 16 years
• no practical or emotional problems during pandemic

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Advanced interface	Digital problem solving tool	Digital problem solving tool with an advanced graphical interface and automatic functions
Traditional interface	Digital problem solving tool	Digital problem solving tool with a simple textbased graphical interface

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment Credibility Scale	immediately after the intervention	Self-rated assessment of treatment credibility, higher score is better
System Usability Scale	immediately after the intervention	Self-rated assessment of usability, higher score is better

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Use of intervention	immediately after the intervention	How much has the participant interacted with the problem solving tool.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centrum för Psykiatriforskning; 🇸🇪 Stockholm, Sweden