Effectiveness of an Online Psychoeducation Program for Improving Coping in People With a High Level of Dissociative Symptoms: A Pilot Randomized Waitlist-controlled Trial
NCT ID: NCT05519748
Last Updated: 2024-05-24
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
101 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-09-01
2023-11-30
Brief Summary
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Research Design A pilot randomized waitlist-controlled trial will investigate the effects of an online psychoeducation program on coping, symptom management, and self-efficacy of people with pathological dissociation immediately (posttest-1) and 2-month (posttest-2) post-intervention. Supplementary semi-structured interviews will be conducted for process evaluation. The analysis and reporting of the trial will strictly follow the CONSORT guidelines.
Instrument The primary outcome of our study is the coping ability of individuals with pathological dissociation, which will be assessed by the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced Inventory (Brief-COPE). The secondary outcome measures are dissociative symptoms, emotional regulation, and self-efficacy, which would be assessed by the Dissociative Experiences Scale-Taxon (DES-T), the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ), and the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) accordingly.
Procedure The online psychoeducation program is developed based on an integrative theoretical framework that integrates the Stress and Coping model, Cognitive-Behavioural Theory, Bandura's self-efficacy theory, and findings of our previous feasibility studies on this psychoeducational program. Participants will be recruited via posting on social media and online forums. A 16-session online psychoeducation program will be delivered to the participants in eight weeks.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Online psychoeducational program
The intervention group will receive an online psychoeducational program for 8 weeks. The psychoeducation package consists of 16 different sets of reading materials and post-session writing/reflection exercises, which will be delivered to the participants twice a week. The program is designed to be a brief, trauma-informed, dissociation-focused education package that aims to enable users to better understand and cope with their post-traumatic and dissociative reactions and related life challenges. There are specific psychoeducation elements in each session, such as: (1) safety issues planning, (2) understanding the impacts of trauma and stress, (3) understanding the concept of dissociation and integration of the personality, (4) identifying and coping with the post-traumatic and dissociative symptoms, (5) identifying trauma-related cognitive distortions.
Online psychoeducational program
The intervention group will receive an online psychoeducational program for 8 weeks. The psychoeducation package consists of 16 different sets of reading materials and post-session writing/reflection exercises, which will be delivered to the participants twice a week.
Waitlist control
The waitlist control group will receive an online psychoeducational program for 8 weeks a week after the completion of the two-month follow-up in the intervention group. The psychoeducation package is identical to the program in the intervention group.
Online psychoeducational program
The intervention group will receive an online psychoeducational program for 8 weeks. The psychoeducation package consists of 16 different sets of reading materials and post-session writing/reflection exercises, which will be delivered to the participants twice a week.
Interventions
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Online psychoeducational program
The intervention group will receive an online psychoeducational program for 8 weeks. The psychoeducation package consists of 16 different sets of reading materials and post-session writing/reflection exercises, which will be delivered to the participants twice a week.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* aged 18 or above
* self-reported symptoms or experiences of pathological dissociation
* screened positive on the Chinese version of the DES-T (i.e., DES-T score 20 or above) at a baseline screening
* able to understand and communicate in Chinese-Cantonese
* have access to the internet.
Exclusion Criteria
* Individuals who are participating in any research studies
* Individuals who had participated in our previous feasibility study of the same intervention
18 Years
64 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
OTHER
Chinese University of Hong Kong
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Lam Kam Ki Stanley
Research Assistant Professor
Locations
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The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, , Hong Kong
Countries
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References
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Lam SKK, Fung HW. Can dissociative symptoms be explained by coping and emotion regulation? A longitudinal investigation. Psychol Trauma. 2024 Jun 20. doi: 10.1037/tra0001713. Online ahead of print.
Other Identifiers
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6906334
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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