Coaching Intervention in Women At-risk for Common Mental Disorders

NCT ID: NCT04637971

Last Updated: 2022-05-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-01

Study Completion Date

2022-02-01

Brief Summary

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This study aims to provide coaching intervention for prevention of developing common mental disorders to 60 at-risk women in Hong Kong.

Detailed Description

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Participants will be recruited through online screening tool. Eligible subjects with informed consent provided will be randomly assigned to coaching group or self-help tips plus telephone support group.

To test the effectiveness of the coaching intervention, data collection will be conducted on demographics, symptoms and psychosocial aspects at baseline, immediately, 3-month and 12-month post-intervention. A self-reported brief questionnaire will be administered at every intervention as well.

Conditions

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Common Mental Disorders

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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Coaching

The present intervention is a structured, group-based coaching program that is facilitating an active process of change through the identification of achievable personal goals, the formulation of action plans, the provision of constructive feedback, and progressive monitoring of goal attainment.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Coaching

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive 4 sessions of group coaching intervention within 6 weeks. Each session is in a group of 3-4 women and lasts for approximately 1.5 hours. The sessions will be conducted by experienced social workers.

Self-help tips plus telephone support

Self-help tips including stress coping methods. Our project staff will contact the subject to encourage her to make use of the tips we sent her.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self-help tips plus telephone support

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will receive 4 self-help tips sent via SMS and 4 phone call from a social worker in 6-week of time. During the telephone call, the social worker will advise the client to make use of the tips we sent to her.

Interventions

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Coaching

Participants will receive 4 sessions of group coaching intervention within 6 weeks. Each session is in a group of 3-4 women and lasts for approximately 1.5 hours. The sessions will be conducted by experienced social workers.

Intervention Type OTHER

Self-help tips plus telephone support

Participants will receive 4 self-help tips sent via SMS and 4 phone call from a social worker in 6-week of time. During the telephone call, the social worker will advise the client to make use of the tips we sent to her.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Willing to provide written informed consent
* Able to understand Cantonese and read/write Chinese
* With subsyndromal or minor common mental disorders (CMD) indicated by 10 - 20 of Depression subscale of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) or 8-14 of Anxiety subscale of DASS

Exclusion Criteria

* Those mental conditions that require other treatment priorities (e.g., suicidal risk, substance abuse, current or past episodes of psychotic disorder, personality disorders)
* Those medical conditions that severely limit participation, comprehension, or adherence to treatment (e.g., epilepsy, dementia, terminal medical illness)
* Those who are receiving structured psychotherapy or counseling
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

69 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Yi-Nam Suen

Research Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yi Nam Suen, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Hong Kong

Locations

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University of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status

Countries

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Hong Kong

Other Identifiers

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iCMD_Coaching_RCT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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