Internet-Based Stress Recovery Program for Adolescents

NCT ID: NCT05688254

Last Updated: 2024-05-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 82 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-04-25
• Study Completion Date: 2023-06-30

Brief Summary

The study aims to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of the internet-based stress recovery program for adolescents.

Detailed Description

The FOREST-A is a third-wave cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based internet-delivered 4-week psychosocial intervention for recovery from stress, which was initially developed for healthcare workers and is now adapted for adolescents. The program comprises six modules: introduction, relaxation, psychological detachment, mastery, control, and summary, with psychologist engagement on-demand. Each module includes psychoeducation and exercises. The program will be delivered in Lithuanian.

The intervention will be evaluated using the two-arm randomized controlled trial with intervention and care as usual condition at pre-test and post-test.

Conditions

Stress, Psychological

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention group

The intervention group will get a 4-week online stress recovery intervention.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

FOREST-A

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The internet-based psychosocial intervention will be delivered. The intervention comprises six modules: introduction, relaxation, psychological detachment, mastery, control, and summary, within psychoeducation and exercises in each module. The interactions with psychologists will be on demand. The whole intervention duration will be 4 weeks.

Control group

The control group will take care as usual.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

FOREST-A

The internet-based psychosocial intervention will be delivered. The intervention comprises six modules: introduction, relaxation, psychological detachment, mastery, control, and summary, within psychoeducation and exercises in each module. The interactions with psychologists will be on demand. The whole intervention duration will be 4 weeks.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Recent exposure to life-stressor.
• Students of high schools in Lithuania.
• Comprehending Lithuanian.
• Parental and own consent for minor-aged participants (< 18 years)/only own consent for adolescents aged 18 years or older to participate in the study provided.
• Have access to a device (such as a tablet, phone or computer) with an internet connection.

Exclusion Criteria

• Acute psychiatric condition/crisis.
• No recent life-stressor exposure, or low levels of stress.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 19 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Vilnius University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Paulina Zelviene, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vilnius University, Institute of Psychology

Locations

Vilnius University

Vilnius, , Lithuania

Countries

Lithuania

References

Zelviene P, Kairyte A, Dumarkaite A, Nomeikaite A, Kazlauskas E. Internet-based stress recovery intervention for adolescents: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2023 Mar 8;24(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07188-1.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 36890560 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

(1.5 E) 250000-S-646

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id