Psychological DiseaseNCT06011642
Reliability and Validity of a Digital Version of a Structured Interview for Children and Adolescents (Kinder-eDIPS)
An observational study of Psychological Disease, run by Ruhr University of Bochum at 1 site in Germany.
Trial summary
The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital version of the Kinder-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter), a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological disorders in children and adolescents. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 6 to 18 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Psychological Disease
- What is being tested?
- Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS)
- How many people
- 205 participants
- Where
- 1 siteGermany
- Study dates
- 3 Dec 2021to 6 May 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 6 to 18 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Study population: All families with children in the according age group who are willing to complete the structured interview and the questionnaires of the online-survey are allowed to take part in the study.
Who may be able to join
- sufficient knowledge of the German language
Who cannot join
- -
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Reliability, Validity and Acceptance of the Kinder-eDIPS (Diagnostisches Interview Bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- Und Jugendalter)
The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital version of the Kinder-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter), a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological disorders in children and adolescents. In this study, the reliability, validity and acceptance of the Kinder-eDIPS will be tested in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.
Read the detailed description
The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital version of the Kinder-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter), a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological disorders in children and adolescents. The interview is administered by trained clinicians with children/adolescents and one of their primary carers. The reliability, validity and acceptance of former versions of the Kinder-DIPS (Kinder-DIPS for DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and DSM-III) have been studied. The aim of the present study is to test the reliability, validity and acceptance of the newly developed digital version of the Kinder-DIPS, the Kinder-eDIPS, in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.
- Conditions
- Psychological Disease
- Being tested
- Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS)
- Keywords
- structured interview, psychological disease, children and adolescents
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS)Diagnostic test
The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital, structured interviews which assesses the most frequent psychological disorders. It exists in a parent and a child version. It can be delivered by trained clinicians and takes between 60 and 120 minutes.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical sample | Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum who receive treatment or wait for the treatment to begin at the Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (FBZ; outpatient treatment center). Receives: Diagnostic Test: Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS) | |
| Nonclinical sample | Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum who take part in experiments and studies at the Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology at the Ruhr-University. The Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology maintains a database of families interested in participating in research. Receives: Diagnostic Test: Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS) |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Kinder-eDIPS
digital, structured interview for children, adolescents and their parents/primary carers
Measured: within 1 week of the other measures
Secondary outcomes (5)
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Questionnaire assessing emotional symptoms,conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, peer relationship problems and prosocial behaviour in 4-17 year olds (child and parent version)
Measured: within 1 week of the other measures
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)
Questionnaire assessing anxiety symptoms in 7-17 year olds (child and parent version)
Measured: within 1 week of the other measures
Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ)
Questionnaire assessing depressive symptomology in 6-17 year olds (child and parent version)
Measured: within 1 week of the other measures
Child and Adolescent Trauma Screening (CATS)
Questionnaire assessing potentially traumatic events and posttraumatic stress symptoms in 7-17 year olds (child and parent version)
Measured: within 1 week of the other measures
Short form of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire adapted for children (ChEDE-Q8)
Questionnaire assessing eating disorder psychopathology in 7-18 year olds (only child version)
Measured: within 1 week of the other measures
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted25 Aug 2023
- Study start3 Dec 2021
- Primary completion6 May 2024
- Study completion6 May 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Psychological DiseaseStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Family based
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 205 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ruth von Brachel, Ruhr University of Bochum
- Investigators
- Silvia Schneider, Prof., Study director, Ruhr-UniversityRuth von Brachel, Dr., Principal investigator, Ruhr-University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06011642
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 737
- Status last verified
- Jun 2025
- First submitted
- 21 Aug 2023
- Last updated
- 6 Jun 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 6 Jun 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Reliability, Validity and Acceptance of the Kinder-eDIPS (Diagnostisches Interview Bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- Und Jugendalter)
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06011642
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 737
- Conditions
- Psychological Disease
- Keywords
- structured interview, psychological disease, children and adolescents
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 205 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Ruhr University of BochumUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 3 Dec 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 6 May 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 6 May 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 25 Aug 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital version of the Kinder-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter), a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological disorders in children and adolescents. In this study, the reliability, validity and acceptance of the Kinder-eDIPS will be tested in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.
Detailed description
The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital version of the Kinder-DIPS (Diagnostisches Interview bei Psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter), a structured interview to assess a variety of the most frequent psychological disorders in children and adolescents. The interview is administered by trained clinicians with children/adolescents and one of their primary carers. The reliability, validity and acceptance of former versions of the Kinder-DIPS (Kinder-DIPS for DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and DSM-III) have been studied. The aim of the present study is to test the reliability, validity and acceptance of the newly developed digital version of the Kinder-DIPS, the Kinder-eDIPS, in both a clinical and a non-clinical sample.
Study design
- Observational model
- Family based
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Clinical sample | – | Diagnostic Test: Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS)Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum who receive treatment or wait for the treatment to begin at the Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum (FBZ; outpatient treatment center). |
| Nonclinical sample | – | Diagnostic Test: Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS)Participants will be recruited from families in Bochum who take part in experiments and studies at the Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology at the Ruhr-University. The Department of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology maintains a database of families interested in participating in research. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 6 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- All families with children in the according age group who are willing to complete the structured interview and the questionnaires of the online-survey are allowed to take part in the study.
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- sufficient knowledge of the German language
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter, digitale Version (Kinder-eDIPS)The Kinder-eDIPS is a digital, structured interviews which assesses the most frequent psychological disorders. It exists in a parent and a child version. It can be delivered by trained clinicians and takes between 60 and 120 minutes. | Diagnostic test | Clinical sample, Nonclinical sample |
Primary outcome
Kinder-eDIPS
Time frame: within 1 week of the other measures
digital, structured interview for children, adolescents and their parents/primary carers
5 secondary outcomes
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Time frame: within 1 week of the other measures
Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS)
Time frame: within 1 week of the other measures
Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (SMFQ)
Time frame: within 1 week of the other measures
Child and Adolescent Trauma Screening (CATS)
Time frame: within 1 week of the other measures
Short form of the Eating Disorder Examination-Questionnaire adapted for children (ChEDE-Q8)
Time frame: within 1 week of the other measures
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 6 Jun 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Silvia Schneider, Prof. study director
Ruhr-University
Ruth von Brachel, Dr. principal investigator
Ruhr-University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Psychological Disease, run by Ruhr University of Bochum at 1 site in Germany.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 Jun 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Kinder-eDIPS (time frame: within 1 week of the other measures). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 Jun 2025.