Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Youths With Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Hong Kong

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• Conditions: Depressive Symptoms; Anxiety Symptoms
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

• Registration Number: NCT05078424
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that aims to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy in reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms for youths in Hong Kong. It is to be carried out with 120 youths aged 12 - 24 recruited from a series of community-based LevelMind@JC hubs, funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. It is designed to improve the youths' abilities/ skills in handling moods to have better emotional management. A written informed consent will be signed by participants. Researchers will perform cognitive behavioural therapy on youths who agree to join the study.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Study First Submitted: 2021-09-06
• Study Start: 2021-09-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-09-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-30
• Study First Posted: 2021-10-14
• Last Update Posted: 2021-10-14
• Primary Completion: 2024-04-30
• Study Completion: 2024-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

• LevelMind@JC users with mild to moderate distress level (n=120);
• have sufficient proficiency in Chinese to understand verbal instructions and give informed consent;

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Exclusion Criteria

• known diagnosis of intellectual disability
• organic brain disorder
• photosensitive epilepsy
• significant visual, auditory or balance impairment
• current or previous use of illicit drugs
• known psychiatric diagnosis (stabilized diagnosis and treatment)
• receiving any psychosocial treatment for social withdrawal such as CBT or;
• current or active suicidal ideation or attempts.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
CBT Treatment group	Cognitive Behavioural Therapy	This group receives CBT interventions that aim to improve mental well-being, depressive and anxiety symptoms in young people.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in depressive levels	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), scores ranging from 0-27 with higher scores representing higher depressive levels hence worse outcome
Change in depressive and anxiety levels	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS), scores ranging from 0-42 for each subscale, with higher scores representing worse outcome
Change in anxiety levels	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Generalized Anxiety Stress Scale-7 (GAD-7), scores ranging from 0-21 with higher scores representing higher anxiety levels hence worse outcome
Change in depressive symptoms	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II), scores ranging from 0-63 with higher scores representing severe depressive symptoms hence worse outcome
Change in anxiety symptoms	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), scores ranging from 0-36 with higher scores representing severe anxiety symptoms hence worse outcome
Change in social anxiety levels	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS), scores ranging from 0-80 with higher scores representing higher levels of social anxiety hence worse outcome
Change in distress levels	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6), scores ranging from 0-25 with higher scores representing higher distress hence worse outcome

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in self-harm	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Self-harming behaviour, plans and thoughts, recording as binary response (0=No, 1=Yes)
Change in resilience	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), scores ranging from 0-100 with higher scores indicating higher resilience
Change in self-esteem	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale (RSE), scores ranging from 0-30 with higher scores indicating higher self-esteem
Change in mindfulness	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), scores ranging from 1-6 with higher scores indicating higher mindful awareness
Change in functioning	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Role Functioning Scale (RFS), scores ranging from 1-28 with higher scores representing better functioning
Change in social and occupational functioning	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS), scores ranging from 0-100 with higher scores representing better functioning
Change in quality of life	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	12-item Short Form Survey (SF-12), scores ranging from 0-100 with higher scores representing better quality of life
Change in future outlook	Baseline, after 7 weeks of intervention/wait, and 1 month after post-intervention	Future Outlook Inventory (FOI), scores ranging from 1-70 with higher scores indicating greater degree of future consideration

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong