Guided and Unguided Therapeutic Game to Improve Emotional Abilities of Students

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Emotional Stress
• Interventions: Other: Rethink therapeutic game

• Registration Number: NCT04763954
• Lead Sponsor: Babes-Bolyai University

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the efficiency of a therapeutic online game, with and without coaching, in training emotional abilities of students.

Detailed Description

The study is a randomized control trial with three groups. We will perform measurements before the intervention, after the intervention and at one month follow-up.

Participants will be students and will be randomized into three groups using a randomization program. The first group will be the gaming with coaching group, the second group will bw the gaming without coaching group and the third group will be the control group.

Measurements will be performed before receiving the game, after the intervention and at one month follow-up. We will measure depression, anxiety, stress and well-being as primary outcomes, solution focus orientation as secondary outcome and rational and irrational cognitions as mechanism outcome. All questionnaires will be completed online in a Google Form.

The intervention will consist of the Rethink game. Rethink is a therapeutic game developed and tested to improve emotional abilities in children. Participants in our study will test two levels of Rethink as well as a trial version of the game. Each level of the game is focused on a component:

* Level 1: recognition of emotions

* Level 2: relaxation and mindfulness

* Level 3: rational and irrational cognitions

* Level 4:changing the cognitions

* Level 5: problem-solving

* Level 6: positive emotions

* Level 7: summary of previous aqusitions

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-15
• Study First Submitted: 2021-02-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-02-17
• Study First Posted: 2021-02-21
• Primary Completion: 2021-03-20
• Study Completion: 2021-04-30
• Status Verified: 2021-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-05-25
• Last Update Posted: 2021-05-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 139

Inclusion Criteria

• being a student in a public or private university from Romania

Exclusion Criteria

• not being enrolled as a student in a university from Romania

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Guidance	Rethink therapeutic game	Group that receives the game (the same levels as group 1) and email coaching one day after completing the game.
Game	Rethink therapeutic game	Group that receives the game intervention (the trial version and the access to level 2 and level 7

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Baseline emotions	Pre-intervention (one day before the intervention)	Measured with Profile of Emotional Distress
Emotions after intervention in a stressful condition	Post-intervention - before a stressful event (before an exam)	Measured with Profile of Emotional Distress
Changes in time in emotions after intervention	Post-intervention at one month after the intervention	Measured with Profile of Emotional Distress

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Baseline cognitions	Pre-intervention (one day before the intervention)	Measured with Attitudinal Beliefs Scale
Cognitions after intervention in stress condition	Post-intervention - before a stressful event (before an exam)	Measured with Attitudinal Beliefs Scale
Changes in time in cognitions after intervention	Post-intervention at one month after the intervention	Measured with Attitudinal Beliefs Scale

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cristinalorint@Psychology.Ro; 🇷🇴 Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania