The Effect of Emotion Regulation Training on Anxiety, in College Students in Egypt

NCT ID: NCT04932369

Last Updated: 2022-07-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 200 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-04-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-05-01

Brief Summary

The important role of Emotion Regulation (ER) in managing stress and anxiety is well recognized. Aims: 1) assessing the level of anxiety, and the level of difficulties in emotion regulation (DER) among University Students during COVID-19, 2) investigating the effect of the emotional regulation training program on the anxiety of University Students during the COVID-19. Methods: Part I, students will be assessed for their anxiety, DER, and the general impact of COVID-19 on their lives. The students will complete Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS). Part II will be a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) using a pre-assessment and a post-assessment. A voluntary sample of students will randomly assigned to either a group that will receive emotion regulation training or a control group. The training program is an adapted version of DBT skills training. The training program will include mindfulness, emotion regulation, and problem-solving skills through eight 90- min group sessions.

Conditions

Anxiety; Emotion Regulation

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: TRIPLE

Study Groups

ER GROUP

The training sessions were based on the Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills (Linehan, 2015). Each group received eight 90-min sessions of the emotion regulation training (one session per week) carried out by qualified clinical psychologist. The training includes group gathering, homework and telephone consultation as needed.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Emotion Regulation training based on DBT

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

trained about emotion regulation and problem solving during eight 90-min group sessions

Control group

They completed two assessments, 3-months apart

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Emotion Regulation training based on DBT

trained about emotion regulation and problem solving during eight 90-min group sessions

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being an active student at the University

Exclusion Criteria

1. Receiving treatment at the hospital during the time that the study was in progress

2. Having been diagnosed with psychotic disorders

3. Having mental retardation

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 30 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

British University In Egypt

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Amani Safwat Albrazi

Dr

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Amani Elbarazi, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The British University in Egypt

Locations

The British university in Egypt

Cairo, , Egypt

Countries

Egypt

Other Identifiers

CL-2008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id