User Evaluation Think Life

June 11, 2026 updated by: University Ghent

Evaluation of User Experiences With the Online Self-help Course Think Life

This study aims to evaluate user experiences with the online self-help course Think Life, a suicide prevention intervention for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts. Think Life was developed by the Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention (VLESP) and is freely available via Zelfmoord1813.be. The course was originally developed in 2014 and updated in 2025 to improve its look and feel, usability, and inclusiveness, without fundamental changes to its core content.

The researchers seek to better understand how users experience the updated version of Think Life, including perceived strengths, usability, and overall satisfaction with the course.

Users of the Think Life self-help course will be invited through a call displayed on the course homepage to voluntarily participate in an online user evaluation study. Interested individuals can access an online informed consent form via a public internet link hosted on REDCap. Participants who provide online informed consent and meet the inclusion criteria will automatically be redirected to the online questionnaire, which is also hosted on REDCap.

Approximately 1000 participants aged 18 years or older can be included in this study. Participants are invited to complete a one-time online questionnaire with an estimated completion time of approximately 10 minutes.

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Estimated)

1000

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • Belgium
      • Ghent, Belgium, 9000
        • Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention, Ghent University
        • Contact:
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Eva De Jaegere, PhD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Pauline Stas, MSc
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Aisha Dondeyne, MSc

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Participants are adult (18 years or older) users of the self-help course Think Life. As Think Life is aimed at individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, it is likely that participants currently experience or have previously experienced suicidal thoughts. However, the study does not focus on specific disorders or clinical diagnoses.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • age: 18 years or older
  • user of the online self-help course Think Life

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not meeting the inclusion criteria

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
Study group
Other: Self-help course Think Life
Think Life is an online self-help course for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts, developed by the Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention (VLESP) and offered free of charge via Zelfmoord1813.be. The intervention encompasses six modules, which cover a variety of therapeutic content. Think Life is mainly based on Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Additionally, it includes elements from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Problem Solving Therapy (PST), and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). Compared to the original self-help intervention, Think Life constitutes of more CBT elements and less MBCT exercises.The course was originally developed in 2014 and updated in 2025, primarily to improve its look and feel, usability, and inclusiveness, without fundamental changes to its core content.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
User evaluation
Time Frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 10 minutes.
self-developed questionnaire: 14 statements to be rated from totally disagree to totally agree (of 'I don't know') on general satisfaction (3 statements), usability (3 statements), content (8 statements) and open text fields for additional explanation; 4 open questions (positives, negatives, suggestions for improvement and other remarks)
Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 10 minutes.

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Background information
Time Frame: Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 10 minutes.
self-developed questionnaire: age (in years), gender identity, how they found out about Think Life (multiple choice or 'other'), which of the 6 modules of Think Life they used (multiple choice)
Baseline. Completing the questionnaire will take about 10 minutes.

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University Ghent

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gwendolyn Portzky, PhD, Flemish Centre of Expertise in Suicide Prevention (Ghent University)

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

June 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2031

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 1, 2031

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 11, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 17, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 17, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 11, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ONZ-2026-0177

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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