A Novel ACT-based Video Game

Swansea University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Stress, Emotional; Quality of Life; Social Connecedness; Psychological Flexibility; Depression; Anxiety

Treatments: Behavioral: Acceptance and commitment therapy video game

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04566042

Swansea U1

Details and patient eligibility

About

A feasibility study to explore whether an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) can reduce mental health outcomes (stress, anxiety, depression) and increase psychological flexibility.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adults reporting some existing form of anxiety, depression or ongoing stress.
• Need ability to read and write English.
• Need internet access to play the videogame.

Exclusion criteria

• Those who are under 18

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 1 patient group

ACT video game

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Acceptance and commitment therapy video game