Chatbot-based Internet Intervention for Stress Among University Students (Stressbot)
NCT ID: NCT05500209
Last Updated: 2023-02-01
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
372 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-10-10
2022-11-13
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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The primary objective of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate short- and long-term efficacy of coping self-efficacy enhancing intervention in reducing university students' stress and improving quality of life. The intervention will be delivered through a Facebook Messenger chat-bot. The secondary goal is to investigate acceptability of a chat-bot delivered intervention.
Participants will be recruited via social media and randomized to 1 of 2 groups: (1) experimental condition increasing coping self-efficacy with a 7-day program delivered through a chat-bot, or (2) waitlist control group. Outcomes include perceived stress and quality of life. Measurements will be taken at baseline (T1), immediately after intervention (T2), at 1 month follow-up (T3), and at 6 months follow-up (T4). Linear mixed effects model will be used to analyze the data.
The study aims to assess Stressbot's potential benefit for improving university students' well-being. Moreover, it will provide insight into feasibility of using chat-bots for delivering smartphone-based e-health treatments.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Coping Self-Efficacy
Experimental condition enhancing coping self-efficacy
Personal resources' enhancement: self-efficacy
Participants in this condition are asked to take part in a 7-day psychological intervention delivered through Facebook Messenger chat-bot. Each day one CBT-framed exercise aimed at coping self-efficacy enhancement is delivered. An exercise takes form 5 to 30 minutes to complete.
Waitlist control
Waitlist control condition
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Personal resources' enhancement: self-efficacy
Participants in this condition are asked to take part in a 7-day psychological intervention delivered through Facebook Messenger chat-bot. Each day one CBT-framed exercise aimed at coping self-efficacy enhancement is delivered. An exercise takes form 5 to 30 minutes to complete.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* University students
* Mobile personal device with internet access
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Ewelina Smoktunowicz
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Ewelina Smoktunowicz, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
1Department of Psychology, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Warsaw, Poland
Locations
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SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities
Warsaw, , Poland
Countries
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References
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Bakker D, Kazantzis N, Rickwood D, Rickard N. A randomized controlled trial of three smartphone apps for enhancing public mental health. Behav Res Ther. 2018 Oct;109:75-83. doi: 10.1016/j.brat.2018.08.003. Epub 2018 Aug 11.
Hobfoll SE. Conservation of resources. A new attempt at conceptualizing stress. Am Psychol. 1989 Mar;44(3):513-24. doi: 10.1037//0003-066x.44.3.513.
Amanvermez Y, Zhao R, Cuijpers P, de Wit LM, Ebert DD, Kessler RC, Bruffaerts R, Karyotaki E. Effects of self-guided stress management interventions in college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Internet Interv. 2022 Feb 12;28:100503. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2022.100503. eCollection 2022 Apr.
Smoktunowicz E, Lesnierowska M, Carlbring P, Andersson G, Cieslak R. Resource-Based Internet Intervention (Med-Stress) to Improve Well-Being Among Medical Professionals: Randomized Controlled Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2021 Jan 11;23(1):e21445. doi: 10.2196/21445.
Other Identifiers
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Stressbot
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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