NCT04998890

Improving Mental Health of Chinese University Students in Hong Kong: Adventure-based Cognitive Behavioural Intervention

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Adventure-based Cognitive Behavioural Intervention for University Students in Hong Kong

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 458 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hong Kong Baptist University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study delivered an adventure-based cognitive behavioral intervention program to a group of Hong Kong university students. The program effectiveness was evaluated by a randomized controlled trial in reducing psychological distress and improving mental health of these students. The 3-month maintenance effect was also tested.

Detailed description

University students are vulnerable to mental health problems due to the various challenges they have to face in university life. However, few studies have been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of university counseling programs in Hong Kong. This project aims at developing and systematically evaluating a culturally adapted and adventure-based cognitive behavioral intervention (aCBI) program to decrease psychological distress and improve various mental health outcomes for Chinese university students in Hong Kong. The aCBI program was delivered in a form of general education course in a university setting. Randomized controlled trial (RCT) design was adopted. The program was evaluated its effectiveness in reducing psychological distress, perceived stress, depressive and anxiety symptoms, negative thoughts and negative emotions and increasing positive thoughts and positive emotions.

Conditions

• Adventure-based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	adventure-based cognitive behavioral intervention	The adventure-based cognitive behavioral intervention is a combination of cognitive behavioral therapy and adventure training. The intervention program is delivered in a 39-hour general education course entailed "Improving Mental Health for University Success" in a public university in Hong Kong. The program includes 6 lectures, 5 workshops, 5 adventure games and an adventure day camp. Students are divided into two groups in workshop to practise CBT skills to deal with their own issues.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-01-01
• Primary completion: 2020-12-31
• Completion: 2020-12-31
• First posted: 2021-08-10
• Last updated: 2021-08-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong