Cognitive Behavioral Intervention and Adventure Training for Chinese University Students in Hong Kong

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Improving Mental Health by Cognitive Behavioral Intervention and Adventure Training for Chinese University Students in Hong Kong

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04560348
• Other study ID #: FRG2/14-15/090
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2015
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2020
• Source: Hong Kong Baptist University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study developed an adventure-based cognitive behavioral intervention program for Hong Kong university student. The program effectiveness was evaluated in reducing psychological distress and improving mental health of university students. The 3-month maintenance effect was also tested.

Description:

University students are vulnerable to mental health problems due to the various challenges they have to face in university life. However, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of university counseling programs in Hong Kong. This project aims at developing and systematically evaluating a culturally adapted and adventure-based cognitive behavioral intervention (aCBI) program to decrease psychological distress and improve various mental health outcomes for Chinese university students in Hong Kong. The aCBI program was delivered in a form of general education course in a university setting. Single group Pre-posttest design was adopted.The program was evaluated its effectiveness in reducing psychological distress, perceived stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms, negative thoughts and negative emotions and increasing positive thoughts and positive emotions.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 193
• Est. completion date: August 31, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: August 31, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• be of Chinese nationality

• be studying in undergraduate programs at Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU), as the aCBI program will be provided in the form of a general education course at this university

• have GHQ-12 scores of 2-10 (0-0-1-1) (i.e., mild to moderate levels of psychological distress)

• be willing to complete the entire process of the project.

Exclusion Criteria:

• have GHQ-12 scores of 0-1 (i.e., a low level of psychological distress) or 11-12 (i.e., a high level of psychological distress)

• have one or more psychosis

• have experienced severe depression with suicidal attempts/ideation in the past 3 months, as diagnosed by a psychiatrist or a clinical psychologist.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Intervention

Other:
• adventure-based cognitive behavioral intervention
The adventure-based cognitive behavioral intervention is a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and adventure training. The intervention program is delivered in a 39-hour general education course in a public university in Hong Kong. The program includes 6 lectures, 5 workshops, 5 adventure games and an adventure day camp. Students are divided into two groups in workshop to practise CBT skills to deal with their own issues.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hong Kong Baptist University

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	General Health Questionnaire-12	12-item rating scale for psychological distress, scale score ranges from 0-12, with a higher score indicating a higher level of psychological distress	baseline: before the intervention program starts
Primary	General Health Questionnaire-12	12-item rating scale for psychological distress, scale score ranges from 0-12, with a higher score indicating a higher level of psychological distress	post-test: 1 month upon completion of the intervention program
Primary	General Health Questionnaire-12	12-item rating scale for psychological distress, scale score ranges from 0-12, with a higher score indicating a higher level of psychological distress	3-month follow-up test: 3 months after completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Perceived Stress Scale	10-item rating scale for perceived stress, scale score ranges from 0-4, with a higher score indicating a higher level of perceived stress	baseline: before the intervention program starts
Secondary	Perceived Stress Scale	10-item rating scale for perceived stress, scale score ranges from 0-4, with a higher score indicating a higher level of perceived stress	post-test: 1 month upon completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Perceived Stress Scale	10-item rating scale for perceived stress, scale score ranges from 0-4, with a higher score indicating a higher level of perceived stress	3-month follow-up test: 3 months after completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Beck Depression Inventory	21-item rating scale for depressive symptoms, scale score ranges from 0-63, with a higher score indicating a higher level of depressive symptions	baseline: before the intervention program starts
Secondary	Beck Depression Inventory	21-item rating scale for depressive symptoms, scale score ranges from 0-63, with a higher score indicating a higher level of depressive symptions	post-test: 1 month upon completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Beck Depression Inventory	21-item rating scale for depressive symptoms, scale score ranges from 0-63, with a higher score indicating a higher level of depressive symptions	3-month follow-up test: 3 months after completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Beck Anxiety Inventory	21-item rating scale for anxiety symptoms, scale score ranges from 0-63, with a higher score indicating a higher level of anxiety symptoms	baseline: before the intervention program starts
Secondary	Beck Anxiety Inventory	21-item rating scale for anxiety symptoms, scale score ranges from 0-63, with a higher score indicating a higher level of anxiety symptoms	post-test: 1 month upon completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Beck Anxiety Inventory	21-item rating scale for anxiety symptoms, scale score ranges from 0-63, with a higher score indicating a higher level of anxiety symptoms	3-month follow-up test: 3 months after completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire	14-item rating scale for positive and negative automatic thoughts, score ranges from 1-5 for the positive thought subscale and negative thought subscale, with a higher score indicating a higher level of positive/negative thought	baseline: before the intervention program starts
Secondary	Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire	14-item rating scale for positive and negative automatic thoughts, score ranges from 1-5 for the positive thought subscale and negative thought subscale, with a higher score indicating a higher level of positive/negative thought	post-test: 1 month upon completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire	14-item rating scale for positive and negative automatic thoughts, score ranges from 1-5 for the positive thought subscale and negative thought subscale, with a higher score indicating a higher level of positive/negative thought	3-month follow-up test: 3 months after completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Chinese Affect Scale	20-item rating scale for positive and negative emotions, score ranges from 1-6 for positive emotion subscale and negative emotion subscale, with a higher score indicating a higher level of positive/negative emotion	baseline: before the intervention program starts
Secondary	Chinese Affect Scale	20-item rating scale for positive and negative emotions, score ranges from 1-6 for positive emotion subscale and negative emotion subscale, with a higher score indicating a higher level of positive/negative emotion	post-test: 1 month upon completion of the intervention program
Secondary	Chinese Affect Scale	20-item rating scale for positive and negative emotions, score ranges from 1-6 for positive emotion subscale and negative emotion subscale, with a higher score indicating a higher level of positive/negative emotion	3-month follow-up test: 3 months after completion of the intervention program