Guided and Unguided Therapeutic Game to Improve Emotional Abilities of Students

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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
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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

Official Title
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The Effect of a Therapeutic Game With or Without Email Coaching in Improving the Emotional Abilities in Students

Conditions
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Emotional Stress

Intervention / Treatment
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* Other: Rethink therapeutic game


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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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

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Interventional Model Description: Game and control
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Game<br>Group that receives the game intervention (the trial version and the access to level 2 and level 7 | Other: Rethink therapeutic game<br>* The Rethink therapeutic game is a 7 levels online game developed and tested for children. Each level is based on a specific skill and its efficiency has been previously studies in children.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br>Group without intervention | |
| Experimental: Guidance<br>Group that receives the game (the same levels as group 1) and email coaching one day after completing the game. | Other: Rethink therapeutic game<br>* The Rethink therapeutic game is a 7 levels online game developed and tested for children. Each level is based on a specific skill and its efficiency has been previously studies in children.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

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

Secondary Outcome Measures

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

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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emotional skills, emotional abilities, stress, relaxation