NCT06039228

School-based Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents

Thriving Through the Storms: A School-based Mental Health Promotion Program for Building Psychological Flexibility and Resilience

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 61 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of the investigators' mental health promotion intervention premised on the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework in secondary school settings aims to enhance young people's psychological flexibility and reduce their emotional distress. ACT is an evidence-based approach that encourages individuals to act in alignment with their identified values. The investigator's team will employ an ACT protocol for adolescents developed by Louise Hayes and Joseph Ciarrochi. The study includes a single-group study design. The investigator will compare the pre- and post-intervention data to assess the feasibility and potential effectiveness of the group intervention.

Conditions

• Depressive Symptoms
• Anxiety
• Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Acceptance and commitment therapy	Four sessions of group acceptance and commitment therapy, with each session lasting for 1.5 hours.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-07-01
• Primary completion: 2024-06-30
• Completion: 2024-08-31
• First posted: 2023-09-15
• Last updated: 2026-04-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Hong Kong