Efficacy of a novel, accessible, transdiagnostic, compassion-focused ecological momentary intervention for enhancing resilience in youth

Not Applicable

• Conditions: 1) Stage 1a: individuals who report current distress, but do not meet criteria for a broad Clinical High At Risk Mental State (CHARMS) or first episode of severe mental disorder2) Stage 1b: individuals who meet criteria for a CHARMS3) Stage 2: individuals who meet criteria for a first episode of psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, severe depressive disorder or severe anxiety disorder

• Registration Number: DRKS00017265
• Lead Sponsor: Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-07-31
• Study Completion: 2021-08-27
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 92

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged between 14 and 25 years
• Meeting criteria for one of the following clinical stages:
1) Stage 1a: individuals who report current distress, but do not meet criteria for a broad Clinical High At Risk Mental State (CHARMS) or first episode of severe mental disorder
2) Stage 1b: individuals who meet criteria for a CHARMS
3) Stage 2: individuals who meet criteria for a first episode of psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, severe depressive disorder or severe anxiety disorder
• Willingness to participate in the EMIcompass intervention
• Ability to give written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Insufficient command of German so that the intervention cannot be followed and outcomes cannot be reasonably assessed in German
• Primary clinical diagnosis of alcohol or substance dependency
• Evidence that symptoms are precipitated by an organic cause

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Psychological distress is the primary outcome and will be assessed using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10, Kessler et al., 2002). <br><br>The primary candidate mechanism is stress reactivity and will be operationalised in line with Reininghaus et al. (2016, doi:10.1093/schbul/sbv190) as increased negative affect in response to stress assessed during the six-day ecological momentary assessment phases.