Just ACT for Student Well-being

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Psychological Well-being

Treatments: Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06971861

EA240507

Details and patient eligibility

About

Most psychological conditions start developing during adolescent years. This makes adolescence an ideal and critical window for prevention efforts that help enhance stress management and mental health among the younger generations. This pilot study aims to develop a brief prevention program that focuses on youths' well-being and living as guided by their personal values.

Enrollment: 96 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age of 35 years or below
• fluency in oral and written Chinese

Exclusion criteria

• active or current history of psychosis, bipolar disorder, or personality disorder
• active or current report of suicidal attempts
• active or current suicidal ideations for more than half the days
• any history of intellectual deficits

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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96 participants in 1 patient group

Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for youth delivered across four one-hour sessions

Treatment:

Behavioral: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy