Clinical trial NCT05116553: Motivational Evaluation and Intervention With Co-Adapt Application for Healthy Ageing
Official title: Motivational Evaluation and Intervention With Co-Adapt Application for Healthy Ageing
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Motivation
Self Efficacy
Keywords: Motivation
Self efficacy
Lead sponsor: Idego srl
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2021-11-11
Enrollment: 74
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 67
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Pre-intervention test will be administered to the participants (T1) to assess their psychological well-being, motivation, awareness of change, self-confidence and self-efficacy.

Participants will be randomly divided into two group: the experimental group will receive the standard 2 Self Determination Theory (SDT) psychological interviews with the support of the APP with the Conversational Agent (CA), while the control group will receive the 2 SDT (Self Determination Theory) psychological interviews.

At the end of the pathway post-intervention test (T2) will be administered to the participants with the same questionnaire of the beginning.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to identify effective methodologies to help people to improve their awareness of change, motivation, self-confidence and self-efficacy, compliance in behavioral change and psychological well-being.

Detailed description: Subjects involved will have the opportunity to partecipate in a two-weeks course: two SDT (Self Determination Theory) psychological interviews are scheduled (1 per week) to help the participant increase his motivation and awareness about the problem reported during the counseling session.

For this purpose, the use of an APP with a CA (Conversational Agent) will be implemented as a support to help people to identify one's thoughts and emotional states as well as increase their awareness about themselves.

Test will be administered at the beginning (T1) and at the end of the meetings (T2).

Participants will be randomly divided into one of two groups to understand whether APP and CA has a significant impact in increasing motivation and awareness of the need for a pathway with a professional.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* whitecollar
* a sufficient level of education to understand study procedures and be able to communicate with site personnel
* 50 to 70 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

- current use of narcotics or other substances

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in levels of General Self-Efficacy Scale-10 (GSE-10)
timeFrame: Up to day 14
measure: Change in levels of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale (BPNSFS)
timeFrame: Up to day 14
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change of the scales contained in the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21)
timeFrame: Up to day 14
measure: Change in World Health Organisation-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)
timeFrame: Up to day 14
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Rome
country: Italy
facility: Idego srl
Study officials:
affiliation: Idego srl
name: Tommaso Ciulli
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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