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Teen mental health: online tool shows promise in preventing disorders

NCT ID NCT05934019

Prevention Sponsor: University of Bern Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested an online program called EMPATIA designed to prevent mental health issues in teenagers who already have mild symptoms. 158 adolescents aged 12-18 used the program for 8 weeks. Researchers compared them to teens receiving usual care to see if the online intervention could reduce overall psychological distress and delay the start of a mental disorder.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

158 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jun 2023

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

12 to 18 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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Inclusion Criteria: * Informed Consent signed by the subject (if the participant is ≥ 14 years) or signed by the legal guardians (if the participant is 12 or 13 years old). * Subjects are between 12 and 18 years old. * Subjects experience at least mild self-reported symptoms by scoring above the cut-off in at least one of the respective screening-instruments as assessed at the 12-month follow-up of the EMERGE- study. * Subjects have access to the internet and a smart phone, tablet or personal computer. * Subjects have sufficient knowledge of German. Exclusion Criteria: * Current or lifetime diagnosis according to the "Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders for Children and Adolescents" (Kinder-DIPS, Margraf et al., 2017; Schneider et al., 2017) at baseline. * Score of '3' on the suicide item of the PHQ-A (Johnson et al., 2002) or active suicidal plans in the diagnostic telephone interview (Kinder- DIPS, Margraf et al., 2017; Schneider et al., 2017) at baseline.

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Conditions

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mental disorder prevention target

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Adolescent psychology Mental disorder in adolescence, subclinical Mental health issue Online intervention Prevention Psychological intervention Transdiagnostic mechanisms

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of Bern, Division of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

    Bern, 3012, Switzerland

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