UNIPDES- An Internet-Based Transdiagnostic Intervention for College Students' Psychological Symptoms

Anadolu University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Mental Health Issue

Treatments: Other: UNIPDES - Internet Based Intervention - UNGUIDED; Other: UNIPDES - Internet Based Intervention - GUIDED

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06245200

E-80558721-050.99-2300154653

123K895 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study is a randomised clinical trial. This study evaluates the effect of an internet-based intervention developed based on a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural approach on psychological symptoms of university students. There are internet-based guided intervention, internet-based unguided intervention and control group in the study.

Experimental group participants (guided and unguided) will use the UNIPDES programme developed within the scope of the project. Participants in the guided internet-based experimental group will additionally receive weekly feedback from the guide .

Full description

This study is a randomised clinical trial. This study evaluates the effect of an internet-based intervention developed based on a transdiagnostic cognitive behavioural approach on psychological symptoms of university students. There are internet-based guided intervention, internet-based unguided intervention and control group in the study.

Experimental group participants (guided and unguided) will use the UNIPDES programme developed within the scope of the project. Participants in the guided internet-based experimental group will additionally receive weekly feedback from the guide .

There is a six-week intervention protocol within the programme. This intervention programme includes structured, emotional, cognitive and behavioural interventions independent of the diagnosis.

Users will complete each module in 30-40 minutes. The programme is structured in a hierarchical order. Each session is a preliminary to the session that follows it.

The data will be compared with suitable statistical techniques.

Enrollment: 330 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• volunteering to participate in the study;
• having a valid e-mail address;
• having internet access (computer or mobile device);
• being over the age of 18;

Exclusion Criteria

• ongoing psychological support/psychotherapy during the research period;
• scoring more than 15 on the Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ 9) and more than 14 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scales

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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330 participants in 3 patient groups

Guided Internet Based Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will use the UNIPDES intervention with guidance support.

Treatment:

Other: UNIPDES - Internet Based Intervention - GUIDED

Unguided Internet Based Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Participants in this group will use the UNIPDES intervention without guidance

Treatment:

Other: UNIPDES - Internet Based Intervention - UNGUIDED

Waitlist

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this group will not receive any intervention. However, if they wish, they will be able to access the UNIPDES unguided version when the trial ends.