Resiliency Training on the College Campus

Mass General Brigham

Status: Completed

Conditions: Psychotic Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Mood Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Resilience Training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06038786

2016P002351

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a waitlist controlled study examining the initial efficacy of Resilience Training among college students at an elevated risk for a severe mental illness.

Enrollment: 107 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. 18-30 years old
2. Enrolled in undergraduate program at the college or university where the intervention takes place
3. Students who endorse delusion-like experiences (DLEs): Peter's et al. Delusion Inventory (PDI) score > 4 and/or
4. Students with mild to moderate depressive symptoms: Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score ≥ 6

Exclusion criteria

1. Inability to provide informed consent
2. Not proficient in English
3. Current self-reported Diagnostic Statistical Manual 5 (DSM-5) diagnosis with active symptoms (such as active psychotic symptoms, current suicidality, serious active alcohol or substance use, marked deterioration in functioning over the prior month) determined by clinical interview with participant, or self-report of a psychiatric diagnosis that necessitates close monitoring or individual therapy and/or inpatient or partial hospitalization
4. Current enrollment in psychological or behavioral health treatment.
5. Current use of psychotropic medications (other than stimulants) prescribed by a physician.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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107 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Resilience Training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants obtained Resilience Training, a 4 session, 1.5 hour group intervention delivering the following skills: mindfulness, mentalization, and self-compassion.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Resilience Training

Waitlist

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

A 4-6 week waitlist during which participants did not receive any treatment. They would then obtain Resilience Training following their waitlist period.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Resilience Training