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A first analysis of the use of the app Robin Z with therapists and patients has been positive and the results of these analyses have already been presented at several congresses (see also publications). Currently, Robin Z is being systematically implemented into the clinical routine of the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy of the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich (PUK). In a first step, a clinical evaluation of the use of the app will take place in four community-based outpatient services. Therefore, the user data of selected patients will be analyzed. In addition, patients as well as their therapists will complete questionnaires on user-friendliness and satisfaction with Robin Z.
The Robin Z app is also a component of the Robin therapy program for adolescents at increased risk for developing a psychotic disorder. Currently, the effectiveness of this therapy program is being evaluated in a clinical study (ETRo: Evaluation of the Robin Therapy Program). This study will scientifically evaluate the clinical data of 30 adolescents (14-18 years old) participating in the therapy program and test the effectiveness of the therapy program. The trial intervention will be compared to data from a standard therapy in the same group.
More information about the ETRo study can be found in the study protocol published in the journal Frontiors in Psychiatry: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00384/full
In addition, the therapy manual for the therapy programme of the ETRo study has been published by Springer Verlag. https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-662-61456-3
The clinical evaluation of ETRo was honoured by the Christian Karl Dieter Moik Foundation as an innovative therapy approach with the funding award for clinical research in child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy. In the award announcement, the Robin treatment programme was highlighted as an innovative therapeutic approach and the Robin Z-App as a good example for using new technologies in psychotherapy.
