Online Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program for Hong Kong University Students

NCT ID: NCT04389242

Last Updated: 2023-09-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

205 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-01-01

Study Completion Date

2022-06-30

Brief Summary

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Brief summary:

The objective of this study is to develop an internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention program (including an online platform and a smartphone application) for Chinese university students in Hong Kong, and examine its effectiveness in reducing psychological distress, anxiety/depression symptoms, and improving emotions and automatic thoughts. The 3-month maintenance effect will also be tested.

Detailed Description

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Previous research has provided evidence for the effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention in improving mental health, but most studies were done in Western countries. This study is intended to design a culturally appropriate online program especially for Chinese university students in Hong Kong. The program will include 8 weekly sessions and one face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up with a with certified CBT therapist. The effects on psychological distress, anxiety/depression, emotions, and automatic thoughts will be tested.

Conditions

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Psychological Distress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Online Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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web-based cognitive behavioral intervention

The web-based program is consisted of 8 online modules, forum, internal messaging, reminder, online assessment and online booking. Each online module contains mood check, animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration videos, session review and exercise.

Blended mode is adopted to deliver service, which includes the online program, one face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up with a certified CBT therapist.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

REST Online(Reduce Stress Tour Online)

Intervention Type OTHER

Different cognitive behavioral skills are introduced and practiced in a 8 weekly online program, which includes animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration video, exercise, forum, internal messaging, online assessment and reminder. One face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up provided by an experienced CBT therapist are also provided to clients.

app-based cognitive behavioral intervention

Application-based cognitive behavioral intervention program The App-based program is consisted of 8 online modules, forum, internal messaging, reminder, online assessment and online booking. Each online module contains mood check, animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration videos, session review and exercise.

Blended mode is adopted to deliver service, which includes the online program, one face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up with a certified CBT therapist.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

REST Online(Reduce Stress Tour Online)

Intervention Type OTHER

Different cognitive behavioral skills are introduced and practiced in a 8 weekly online program, which includes animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration video, exercise, forum, internal messaging, online assessment and reminder. One face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up provided by an experienced CBT therapist are also provided to clients.

Wait-list control group

No intervention will be provided when the experimental groups are receiving services, but the access to the App-based program will be delivered to the wait-list control group after the two experimental groups complete the service.

Group Type OTHER

REST Online(Reduce Stress Tour Online)

Intervention Type OTHER

Different cognitive behavioral skills are introduced and practiced in a 8 weekly online program, which includes animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration video, exercise, forum, internal messaging, online assessment and reminder. One face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up provided by an experienced CBT therapist are also provided to clients.

Interventions

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REST Online(Reduce Stress Tour Online)

Different cognitive behavioral skills are introduced and practiced in a 8 weekly online program, which includes animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration video, exercise, forum, internal messaging, online assessment and reminder. One face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up provided by an experienced CBT therapist are also provided to clients.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Chinese nationality
* Has mild to moderate level of psychological distress
* Receive no face-to-face counselling since program commencement

Exclusion Criteria

* Has low/high level of psychological distress
* Has one or more psychosis
* Has suicidal risk in the past 3 months
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Stockholm University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Research Grants Council, Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Hong Kong Baptist University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jiayan Pan

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jiayan Pan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hong Kong Baptist University

Locations

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Jiayan Pan

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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12606118

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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