Just ACT for Student Well-being

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Psychological Well-being

• Registration Number: NCT06971861
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

Most psychological conditions start developing during adolescent years. This makes adolescence an ideal and critical window for prevention efforts that help enhance stress management and mental health among the younger generations. This pilot study aims to develop a brief prevention program that focuses on youths' well-being and living as guided by their personal values.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Study First Submitted: 2025-05-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-05-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-05-06
• Study First Posted: 2025-05-14
• Last Update Posted: 2025-05-14
• Study Start: 2025-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2028-10-21
• Study Completion: 2028-10-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 96

Inclusion Criteria

• age of 35 years or below
• fluency in oral and written Chinese

Exclusion Criteria

• active or current history of psychosis, bipolar disorder, or personality disorder
• active or current report of suicidal attempts
• active or current suicidal ideations for more than half the days
• any history of intellectual deficits

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Attendance	At the end of treatment	Attendance across four sessions in percentage
Change in psychological flexibility as measured with the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory	Before treatment, between the second and third session, within one week after treatment, and one month after treatment	The Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI; Rolffs et al., 2018) is the only validated measure that provides separate ratings on the six core processes of ACT (see Barrett et al., 2019). Items are rated on a 6-point Likert scale, from 1 - Never True to 6 - Always True, and averaged to obtain a score for each of the dimensions.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment retention	At the end of treatment	Percentage of participants staying in treatment through the end
Change in well-being as measured with the Flourishing Scale	Before treatment, within a week after treatment, and one month after treatment	The Flourishing Scale (FS) is an 8-item rating scale that measures sociopsychological prosperity, in terms of social relationships, purposeful or meaningful living, self-respect, and feeling of competence. Items are rated on a 7-point Likert scale, from 1 - Strong Disagreement to 7 - Strong Agreement.
Change in depressive symptoms as measured with Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)	Before treatment, within a week after treatment, and one month after treatment	The nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9; Kroenke \& Spitzer, 2002) is a gold-standard measure of depressive symptoms an individual experienced in the prior two-week period. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale, from 0 - Not at All to 3 - Nearly Every Day. Total score on the PHQ-9 ranges from 0 to 27, with higher scores indicating more severe impact of depressive symptoms on an individual's life.
Change in anxiety symptoms as measured with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)	Before treatment, within a week after treatment, and one month after treatment	The seven-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7; Spitzer et al., 2006) is a gold-standard measure of anxiety symptoms an individual experienced in the prior two-week period. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale, from 0 - Not at All to 3 - Nearly Every Day. Total score on the GAD-7 ranges from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating more severe impact of anxiety symptoms on an individual's life.
Treatment satisfaction	Within a week after treatment	Participants are invited to rate on a 5-point Likert scale, from 1 - Strongly Disagree to 5 - Strongly Agree, designed specifically to assess their level of satisfaction with the intervention received in the current study. They are also asked in an open-ended way to provide qualitative feedback on the program, including their overall or any specific experience with the program not otherwise captured by the pre-set prompting questions.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association; 🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong