School-based Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents

Anxiety Clinical Trial

Official title:

Thriving Through the Storms: A School-based Mental Health Promotion Program for Building Psychological Flexibility and Resilience

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06039228
• Other study ID #: KPF23GWP12
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2023
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: September 2023
• Source: Chinese University of Hong Kong
• Contact: Jennifer Tang, PhD
• Phone: 39433753
• Email: jymtang[@]cuhk.edu.hk
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of the investigators' mental health promotion intervention premised on the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework in secondary school settings aims to enhance young people's psychological flexibility and reduce their emotional distress. ACT is an evidence-based approach that encourages individuals to act in alignment with their identified values. The investigator's team will employ an ACT protocol for adolescents developed by Louise Hayes and Joseph Ciarrochi. The study includes a single-group study design. The investigator will compare the pre- and post-intervention data to assess the feasibility and potential effectiveness of the group intervention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: June 30, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Eligible participants are adolescents who reported mild to moderate severity of psychological distress, including those who report:

• a score of 5-19 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), or

• a score of 5-14 on the General Anxiety Disorder-7, or

• a score =14 on the Perceived Stress Scale.

Exclusion Criteria:

Adolescents will be excluded if they exhibit or report:

• violent or aggressive behavior, or

• active self-injurious or suicidal thought, or

• active psychotic symptom.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Depressive Symptoms
• Stress

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Acceptance and commitment therapy
Four sessions of group acceptance and commitment therapy, with each session lasting for 1.5 hours.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Hong Kong	Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong	Shatin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Chinese University of Hong Kong

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Hong Kong, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - II		Baseline and 4 weeks
Primary	The 14-item Resilience Scale		Baseline and 4 weeks
Primary	Patient Health Questionnaire - 9		Baseline and 4 weeks
Primary	General Anxiety Disorder - 7		Baseline and 4 weeks
Primary	Perceived Stress Scale		Baseline and 4 weeks
Secondary	Satisfaction with Life Scale		Baseline and 4 weeks
Secondary	Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index		Baseline and 4 weeks