Just ACT for Student Well-being
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Psychological Well-being. Basic parameters: 10 years — 35 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Hong Kong
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Just ACT: School-Based Program Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to Promote Student Well-being
Overview
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.
Interventions
- Behavioral Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
The current program is based on ACT and consists of four one-hour sessions covering the six core components of psychological flexibility. The four sessions respectively focus on Cognitive Defusion, Being Present and Acceptance, Self-as-Context and Values, and Committed Action. All sessions involve experiential learning activities and reflective discussions. Each participant also receives a workbook to facilitate post-session home practice.
Primary outcome measures
- Attendance [Time frame: At the end of treatment]
- Change in psychological flexibility as measured with the Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory [Time frame: Before treatment, between the second and third session, within one week after treatment, and one month after treatment]
Secondary outcome measures (5)
- Treatment retention [Time frame: At the end of treatment]
- Change in well-being as measured with the Flourishing Scale [Time frame: Before treatment, within a week after treatment, and one month after treatment]
- Change in depressive symptoms as measured with Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) [Time frame: Before treatment, within a week after treatment, and one month after treatment]
- Change in anxiety symptoms as measured with the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) [Time frame: Before treatment, within a week after treatment, and one month after treatment]
- Treatment satisfaction [Time frame: Within a week after treatment]
Eligibility criteria
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
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Hong Kong · 1 center
- New Life Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association — Hong Kong
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06971861 · EA240507