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OUR RESEARCH APPROACH

Highest research standards for the highest quality of evidence

We continuously conduct clinical studies to evaluate the efficacy and safety of our medical devices at the highest level. In doing so, we strictly adhere to regulatory requirements (e.g. MDR, MPDG and ISO 14155), which are incorporated into our compliance measures for the introduction of new products or product versions. Good clinical practice is not just a phrase, but is actively lived.

Our ongoing studies

We are currently conducting several studies to investigate the efficacy of our applications or to explore new methods that will shape tomorrow's psychotherapy.

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Psychological stress during studies

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Students under increased mental stress

elona therapy

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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Robert Enke Foundation

We evaluated a short-term intervention program for students (n=110) experiencing increased mental distress in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. The study can be found here:

JMIR Mental Health, 2023

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Pilot study elona therapy depression

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Psych. psychotherapists and patients

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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, AVT Cologne

In a randomized-controlled clinical pilot study (n=80), we evaluated the safety and efficacy of elona therapy as an adjunct to outpatient psychotherapy in depression patients. The study can be found here:

PsyArXiv, 2023

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Blended therapy in practice - realising opportunities

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Psych. psychotherapists and patients

elona therapy

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University of Mannheim, University Hospital Düsseldorf

Through user interviews, we explored patient and practitioner preferences and attitudes toward interlocked psychotherapy. The study can be found here:

JMIR Mental Health, 2022

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Experience with interlocked psychotherapy

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Students under increased mental stress

elona therapy

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Düsseldorf University Hospital, Robert Enke Foundation

As part of an interlocked short-term program with elona therapy, we surveyed the experiences of 102 participants in semistructured user interviews and evaluated opportunities as well as barriers to using interlocked therapy.

JMIR Formative Research, 2023

In publication

Usability in verzahnter Psychotherapie

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Students under increased mental stress

elona therapy

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Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Maastricht University, Robert-Enke-Stiftung

In einer Sekundäranalyse evaluieren wir den Einfluss der Benutzerfreundlichkeit der Anwendung, des Arbeitsbündnisses und der Patientenzufriedenheit auf die Verbesserung depressiver Symptome in der verzahnten Psychotherapie.

Ongoing

Pilotstudie – elona therapy Angst & Panik

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Psych. psychotherapists and patients

elona therapy

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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, AVT Cologne

In a randomized controlled clinical pilot study we evaluate the safety and efficacy of elona therapy as an adjunct to outpatient psychotherapy in patients with anxiety or panic disorder.

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Human-Technology Interaction in Psychotherapy

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Psychological psychotherapists

elona therapy

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University of Mannheim, University of St. Gallen

We investigate the influence of elona therapy on the work of psychotherapists. The focus is especially on the therapeutic relationship with patients and the influence on the daily therapy routine.

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Studie zur strukturierten Wartezeit auf eine Psychotherapie

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Patients

elona explore

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Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

In einer randomisiert-kontrollierten klinischen Studie evaluieren wir digitale Interventionen in der Wartezeit auf eine Psychotherapie mit Proband:innen mit einer unipolaren Depression, Angststörung oder Anpassungsstörung.

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Klinische Studie – elona therapy Depression

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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, AVT Cologne, TU Dresden, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg

We are evaluating the safety and efficacy of elona therapy as an adjunct to outpatient psychotherapy in a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial.

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Klinische Studie – elona therapy Angst & Panik

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Psych. psychotherapists and patients

elona therapy

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Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, AVT Cologne, TU Dresden, FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg

We are evaluating the safety and efficacy of elona therapy as an adjunct to outpatient psychotherapy in a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial.

Quotes from our scientific advisory board and research partners about Elona Health

More about our advisory board

"I understand psychotherapy as 'help for self-help', in which the content of psychotherapy should be integrated into everyday life in the long term. Digital support can make a significant contribution to this dovetailing of psychotherapy and everyday life and thus provide targeted support for patients.

Prof. Dr. André Pittig,
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

"Elona Health's digital health applications have great potential for patient-centered integration of traditional 'analog' and cutting-edge digital psychotherapy."

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Pietrowsky,
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

"Digitized applications expand the range of treatment options for psychotherapy. In the next few years, we need to explore how person-centered formats can be developed and optimized to support both patients and therapists: Example perspectives include transfer to everyday life, systematic self-monitoring, better homework compliance, and last but not least, better progress diagnostics and quality assurance."

Prof. Dr. Jürgen Hoyer,
Technical University of Dresden

"Psychotherapy does not end after 50 minutes of a session. Our patients learn new approaches in the session, but the experience with the newly acquired, the implementation in daily life, requires trying out, practicing, changing in everyday life. Our everyday life is now shaped by digital applications. Why not psychotherapy as well? If patients use a digital application like elona therapy, they can immediately record changes in their behavior, thoughts and feelings and use them for the next session. elona therapy can help anchor psychotherapy in everyday life."

Prof. Dr. Susanne Knappe,
Evangelische Hochschule Dresden

"In my opinion, the intensive involvement of patients and healthcare providers in the development process is exactly the right approach to developing solutions that are broadly accepted in the healthcare system and generate high benefits. Elona Health, together with its scientific partners, is consistently pursuing exactly this approach."

Dr. Jennifer Apolinário-Hagen,
University Hospital Düsseldorf

"The urgent need for digital support for patients - to continue working on their conditions between therapy sessions - has been clear to many of my colleagues for a long time. Elona Health has also recognized this need, and I find their offering enormously valuable to my patients and the therapeutic relationship."

Dr. Johannes Stricker,
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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DEVELOPMENT

Co-creation to jointly identify problems and outline possible solutions

Learn more about how we develop our solutions together with patients, psychotherapists and scientists in order to include the views and experiences of all stakeholders.

Psychological-Medical Quality

Cognitive behavioural therapy as our foundation

All content within our solutions is based on cognitive behavioral therapy and is created through an extensive testing process. We also take into account third wave developments such as ACT.

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