Transdiagnostic REBT Prevention Program for Adolescents

NCT ID: NCT02756507

Last Updated: 2023-02-08

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

381 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-06-30

Study Completion Date

2018-06-30

Brief Summary

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Anxiety and depressive disorders are common in adolescents, however they are often unrecognized. Rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), a form of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is efficient for children and adolescents. School settings are appropriate environments to deliver such interventions for vulnerable youths. Given youth's access and predilection to use technology, a video-based prevention program was developed. The present study aims to investigate the efficacy of a transdiagnostic REBT prevention program for internalizing symptoms in adolescents, implemented in a school setting.

Classes from different Romanian public schools will be randomized in either intervention or wait list group.

Detailed Description

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The prevention program will be group-based, delivered in 6 sessions, over 3 weeks.

Each of the six modules aimed a different component: Psychoeducation, Relaxation, Relationship between cognitive distortions/irrational beliefs and emotions, Cognitive restructuring, Exposure/ behavioral activation and problem solving, Maintenance of gainings. Despite specific activities, for each session a video cartoon on that subject will be viewed and discussed. Homework would be given at every session.

REBT prevention programs delivered in school settings represent ecological modalities to target vulnerable groups. Technology components added to traditional programs may lead to greater motivation and satisfaction with treatment.

Adolescents will complete assessments at four time-points: T1 (baseline), T2 (post-intervention), T3 (3 months follow-up) and T4 (12 months follow-up).

Conditions

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Social Anxiety Major Depression Mild Panic Disorder Specific Phobia Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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video-based transdiagnostic REBT

Children and adolescents in the experimental group attend 6 modules of video-based transdiagnostic rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT). Each of the six modules aimes a different component: Psychoeducation, Relaxation, Relationship between cognitive distortions/irrational beliefs and emotions, Cognitive restructuring, Exposure/ behavior activation and problem solving, Maintenance of gaining.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

video-based transdiagnostic REBT

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The video-based transdiagnostic REBT consists of 6 sessions delivered in a group format.

wait list

The wait-list is a delayed treatment condition.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Wait list

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Delayed intervention

Interventions

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video-based transdiagnostic REBT

The video-based transdiagnostic REBT consists of 6 sessions delivered in a group format.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Wait list

Delayed intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Preadolescents and adolescents will have ages between 12 and 17 years old;
2. Are attending middle school or high-school;
3. Adolescents have sufficient understanding of the Romanian language in order to complete assessments at all time points and to participate in the prevention program;
4. Their parents have sufficient understanding of the Romanian language in order to sign the informed consent;
5. Parents will sign the informed consent and adolescents will provide informed assent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Age below 14 or above 17 years;
2. No signed informed consent from parents;
3. Adolescents will score high on suicidal ideation according to (1 item on the Depression subscale from Beck Youth Inventories);
4. Not Romanian-speaking in order to understand the content of the prevention program and to complete the assessments.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Babes-Bolyai University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anca Dobrean

Ph.D.

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anca Dobrean, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Babes-Bolyai University

Locations

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Babes-Bolyai University

Cluj-Napoca, , Romania

Site Status

Countries

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Romania

References

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Pasarelu CR, Dobrean A. A video-based transdiagnostic REBT universal prevention program for internalizing problems in adolescents: study protocol of a cluster randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2018 Apr 13;18(1):101. doi: 10.1186/s12888-018-1684-0.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29653523 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PN-II-PT-PCCA-2011-3.1-1500

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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