New app aims to bridge the mental health waitlist gap
NCT ID NCT07391072
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a free mobile app called Stappvoorstap for adults on mental health waiting lists in the Netherlands. The app tracks daily stress, offers coping tips, relaxation exercises, and educational content. Over 4 weeks, 54 participants will use the app and complete questionnaires to see if it lowers stress and improves quality of life during the wait.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Stappvoorstap mobile app (behavioral intervention: stress monitoring, coping suggestions, relaxation exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this app could offer a low-cost way to reduce stress and improve well-being for people stuck on long mental health waitlists.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small early study with only 54 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The app is a temporary support tool, not a replacement for therapy.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 54 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Currently on a waiting list at a mental health organization in the Netherlands. * Aged 18 years or older * Owns a smartphone and has the ability to operate it * Sufficient proficiency in Dutch or English language (at least B1 level) Exclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled in another medical-scientific research study
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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GGZ Centraal
RECRUITINGAlmere Stad, Flevoland, 1326 AD, Netherlands
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