Clinical trial NCT04442854: Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy for University Students
Official title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioral Group Prevention Program for Mainland Chinese University Students in Hong Kong
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cognitive Behavior Group Therapy
Keywords: Chinese university student
mental health
Lead sponsor: Hong Kong Baptist University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-06-23
Enrollment: 74
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study developed a culturally appropriate cognitive behavioral group prevention program for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong. The effects of the group prevention program on psychological distress, acculturative stress, cognitions, emotions, and post-migration growth were examined.

Detailed description: Detailed description:

Previous research has found the effectiveness of group cognitive behavioral therapy in improving international students' mental health and facilitating their psychological adaptation. However, this kind of research in Chinese societies is scant and previous studies lack control group in study design. This study developed an 8-session culturally appropriate cognitive behavioral group prevention program for Mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong. Research design of randomized controlled trial was adopted. Program effectiveness was evaluated at both cognitive and emotional levels, including psychological distress, acculturative stress, emotions, automatic thoughts, sense-making coping, core belief re-examination and post-migration growth.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Chinese students from Mainland China who were studying at local universities in Hong Kong
* GHQ-12 score of 2 or above (0-0-1-1)
* Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* GHQ-12 score of 11 or above (0-0-1-1)
* One or more psychotic disorders
* Severe depression diagnosed by professionals with suicidal attempts/ideation in the past 3 months

Primary outcomes:
measure: General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)
timeFrame: pre-test at intake interview
measure: General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)
timeFrame: post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.
measure: General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12)
timeFrame: 3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention
measure: Acculturative Stress Scale for Chinese Students (ASSCS)
timeFrame: pre-test at intake interview
measure: Acculturative Stress Scale for Chinese Students (ASSCS)
timeFrame: post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.
measure: Acculturative Stress Scale for Chinese Students (ASSCS)
timeFrame: 3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ)
timeFrame: pre-test at intake interview
measure: Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ)
timeFrame: post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.
measure: Chinese Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (CATQ)
timeFrame: 3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention
measure: Post-migration Growth Scale (PMGS)
timeFrame: pre-test at intake interview
measure: Post-migration Growth Scale (PMGS)
timeFrame: post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.
measure: Post-migration Growth Scale (PMGS)
timeFrame: 3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention
measure: Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS)
timeFrame: pre-test at intake interview
measure: Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS)
timeFrame: post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.
measure: Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS)
timeFrame: 3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention
measure: Core Belief Inventory (CBI)
timeFrame: pre-test at intake interview
measure: Core Belief Inventory (CBI)
timeFrame: post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.
measure: Core Belief Inventory (CBI)
timeFrame: 3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention
measure: Chinese Affect Scale (CAS)
timeFrame: pre-test at intake interview
measure: Chinese Affect Scale (CAS)
timeFrame: post-test at the end of the last session of the CBT group (for the experimental group), and when the experimental group finished the intervention (for the waitlist control group), respectively.
measure: Chinese Affect Scale (CAS)
timeFrame: 3-month follow-up test three months after completing the intervention
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hong Kong
country: Hong Kong
facility: Jiayan Pan
Study officials:
affiliation: Hong Kong Baptist University
name: Jiayan Pan, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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