Guided and Unguided Therapeutic Game to Improve Emotional Abilities of Students

NCT ID: NCT04763954

Last Updated: 2021-05-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

139 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-15

Study Completion Date

2021-04-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to investigate the efficiency of a therapeutic online game, with and without coaching, in training emotional abilities of students.

Detailed Description

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The study is a randomized control trial with three groups. We will perform measurements before the intervention, after the intervention and at one month follow-up.

Participants will be students and will be randomized into three groups using a randomization program. The first group will be the gaming with coaching group, the second group will bw the gaming without coaching group and the third group will be the control group.

Measurements will be performed before receiving the game, after the intervention and at one month follow-up. We will measure depression, anxiety, stress and well-being as primary outcomes, solution focus orientation as secondary outcome and rational and irrational cognitions as mechanism outcome. All questionnaires will be completed online in a Google Form.

The intervention will consist of the Rethink game. Rethink is a therapeutic game developed and tested to improve emotional abilities in children. Participants in our study will test two levels of Rethink as well as a trial version of the game. Each level of the game is focused on a component:

* Level 1: recognition of emotions
* Level 2: relaxation and mindfulness
* Level 3: rational and irrational cognitions
* Level 4:changing the cognitions
* Level 5: problem-solving
* Level 6: positive emotions
* Level 7: summary of previous aqusitions

Conditions

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Emotional Stress

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Game and control
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Game

Group that receives the game intervention (the trial version and the access to level 2 and level 7

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rethink therapeutic game

Intervention Type OTHER

The Rethink therapeutic game is a 7 levels online game developed and tested for children. Each level is based on a specific skill and its efficiency has been previously studies in children.

Control

Group without intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Guidance

Group that receives the game (the same levels as group 1) and email coaching one day after completing the game.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Rethink therapeutic game

Intervention Type OTHER

The Rethink therapeutic game is a 7 levels online game developed and tested for children. Each level is based on a specific skill and its efficiency has been previously studies in children.

Interventions

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Rethink therapeutic game

The Rethink therapeutic game is a 7 levels online game developed and tested for children. Each level is based on a specific skill and its efficiency has been previously studies in children.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* being a student in a public or private university from Romania

Exclusion Criteria

* not being enrolled as a student in a university from Romania
Minimum Eligible Age

18 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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Cristina Lorint

Ph.D Student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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[email protected]

Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania

Site Status

Countries

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Romania

References

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Tomoiaga C, David O. The Efficacy of Guided and Unguided Game-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy in Reducing Distress in College Students. Games Health J. 2022 Sep 6. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2021.0195. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36067336 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1396/ 10.02.2021

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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