Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for University Students

NCT ID: NCT04442854

Last Updated: 2020-09-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

74 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-11-01

Study Completion Date

2018-09-01

Brief Summary

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This study developed a culturally appropriate cognitive behavioral group prevention program for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong. The effects of the group prevention program on psychological distress, acculturative stress, cognitions, emotions, and post-migration growth were examined.

Detailed Description

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Detailed description:

Previous research has found the effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral therapy in improving international students' mental health and facilitating their psychological adaptation. However, this kind of research in Chinese societies is scant and previous studies lack control group in study design. This study developed an 8-session culturally appropriate cognitive behavioral group prevention program for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong. Research design of randomized controlled trial was adopted. Program effectiveness was evaluated at both cognitive and emotional levels, including psychological distress, acculturative stress, emotions, automatic thoughts, sense-making coping, core belief re-examination and post-migration growth.

Conditions

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Cognitive Behavior Group Therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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cognitive behavioral group therapy

A cognitive behavioral group prevention program An 8-session, cognitive behavioral group prevention program, featuring cultural appropriateness. One session per week, 3 hours for each session. The program contents include psychoeducation, cognitive skills training to identify and challenge maladaptive cognitions, and behavioral skills training. Each session contains mood check and homework. Participants' own examples are used in the group to demonstrate the CBT skills.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

cognitive behavioral group therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

A 8-session cognitive behavior group intervention tailor-made for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong

Wait-list control group

No immediate intervention No intervention was provided when the experimental group was receiving services, but the same cognitive behavioral group prevention program was delivered to the wait-list control group after that.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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cognitive behavioral group therapy

A 8-session cognitive behavior group intervention tailor-made for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Chinese students from Mainland China who were studying at local universities in Hong Kong
* GHQ-12 score of 2 or above (0-0-1-1)
* Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

* GHQ-12 score of 11 or above (0-0-1-1)
* One or more psychotic disorders
* Severe depression diagnosed by professionals with suicidal attempts/ideation in the past 3 months
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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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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12607815

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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