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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03807895
Other study ID # 19.175/24.10.2018
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 1, 2018
Est. completion date April 1, 2019

Study information

Verified date August 2019
Source Babes-Bolyai University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Career decision-making difficulties are frequent problems for adolescents. Regular intervention or prevention programs mainly provide information for the students about themselves, about the world of work, about their interests and preferences etc. Rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), a form of Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides help for adolescents to efficiently cope with emotional problems (e.g., psychological distress) related to the career decision-making process. The present study aims to investigate the efficiency of an REBT career intervention program implemented in a school setting. School settings are appropriate to deliver group intervention for students. Classes from Romanian public high-schools will be randomized in either intervention or treatment as usual groups.


Description:

The intervention will be group based, delivered in 8 sessions, over 8 weeks. Each of the eight modules aimed a different component: Psychoeducation, Information about self and world of work, Steps of career decision-making, Problem solving. Additionally, for the REBT groups: Relationship between cognitive distortions/irrational beliefs and emotions, Cognitive restructuring, Exposure/behavioral activation and emotional problem solving, Maintenance of gaining. Homework would be given at every session. REBT intervention programs delivered in school settings represent ecological modalities to target vulnerable groups. Adolescents will complete assessments at four time points: T1 (baseline), T2 (post-intervention), T3 (3 months follow-up) and T4 (6 months follow-up).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 235
Est. completion date April 1, 2019
Est. primary completion date January 30, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 16 Years to 19 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Adolescents will have ages 16 years to 19 years (11th grade at high school).

- Are attending high school.

- Parents will sign the informed consent and adolescents provide informed assent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Age below 16 or above 19 years.

- No signed informed consent from the parents.

- Uninterpretable answers on the validation items of the CDDQ (items nr. 7 and 12)

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
REBT Career Intervention
Eight sessions of regular career intervention with rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) methods.
Regular Career Intervention
Eight sessions of regular career intervention.

Locations

Country Name City State
Romania Babes-Bolyai University Cluj-Napoca

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Babes-Bolyai University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Romania, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Career Decision-making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ; Gati, Krausz, & Osipow, 1996) Measure of career decision-making difficulties. Change from baseline career decision-making difficulties up to 24 weeks
Secondary Emotional Distress Profile (PDA; Opris & Macavei, 2005) Measure of positive emotions, negative functional and negative dysfunctional emotions. Change from baseline distress up to 24 weeks
Secondary Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C; Chorpita et al., 1997) Measure of worry for children and adolescents. Change from baseline worry up to 24 weeks
Secondary General Attitudes and Beliefs Scale Short Form (GABS-SF; Lindner et al., 1999) Measure of Irrational Beliefs. Change from baseline irrational beliefs up to 24 weeks
Secondary Beck Depression Inventory for Youth (BDI-Y; Beck, 2005) Measure of depression of adolescents. Change from baseline depression, anxiety up to 24 weeks
Secondary Beck Anxiety Inventory for Youth (BAI-Y; Beck, 2005) Measure of anxiety of adolescents. Change from baseline anxiety up to 24 weeks
Secondary Career Decision-making Self-Efficacy Short Form (Betz et al., 1996) Measure of career decision-making self-efficacy. Change from baseline career decision-making self-efficacy up to 24 weeks
Secondary Multidimensional Life Satisfaction (Seligson, Huebner, & Valois, 2003) Measure of five areas of life satisfaction. Change from baseline life satisfaction up to 24 weeks
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