Online Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program for Hong Kong University Students (REST Online)

Hong Kong Baptist University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Psychological Distress

Treatments: Other: REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online）

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04389242

12606118

Details and patient eligibility

About

Brief summary:

The objective of this study is to develop an internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention program (including an online platform and a smartphone application) for Chinese university students in Hong Kong, and examine its effectiveness in reducing psychological distress, anxiety/depression symptoms, and improving emotions and automatic thoughts. The 3-month maintenance effect will also be tested.

Full description

Previous research has provided evidence for the effectiveness of internet-based cognitive behavioral intervention in improving mental health, but most studies were done in Western countries. This study is intended to design a culturally appropriate online program especially for Chinese university students in Hong Kong. The program will include 8 weekly sessions and one face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up with a with certified CBT therapist. The effects on psychological distress, anxiety/depression, emotions, and automatic thoughts will be tested.

Enrollment: 205 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Chinese nationality
• Has mild to moderate level of psychological distress
• Receive no face-to-face counselling since program commencement

Exclusion criteria

• Has low/high level of psychological distress
• Has one or more psychosis
• Has suicidal risk in the past 3 months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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205 participants in 3 patient groups

web-based cognitive behavioral intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The web-based program is consisted of 8 online modules, forum, internal messaging, reminder, online assessment and online booking. Each online module contains mood check, animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration videos, session review and exercise. Blended mode is adopted to deliver service, which includes the online program, one face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up with a certified CBT therapist.

Treatment:

Other: REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online）

app-based cognitive behavioral intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Application-based cognitive behavioral intervention program The App-based program is consisted of 8 online modules, forum, internal messaging, reminder, online assessment and online booking. Each online module contains mood check, animation briefing and debriefing, case demonstration videos, session review and exercise. Blended mode is adopted to deliver service, which includes the online program, one face-to-face session and one telephone follow-up with a certified CBT therapist.

Treatment:

Other: REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online）

Wait-list control group

Other group

Description:

No intervention will be provided when the experimental groups are receiving services, but the access to the App-based program will be delivered to the wait-list control group after the two experimental groups complete the service.

Treatment:

Other: REST Online（Reduce Stress Tour Online）