NCT06529510

REThinkWELL- the Use of Therapeutic Game to Reduce Mental Health Symptoms in Children and Adolescents

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 279 (actual)
• Sponsor: Babes-Bolyai University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To test the effect of a game-based intervention in reducing clinical and subclinical symptoms of children and adolescents.

Detailed description

The general objective of the study is to test the REThink therapeutic game for improvements in clinical and subclinical mental health symptoms in children and adolescents aged 8-16 years old from multiple schools and counties. The game will be used by children and adolescents from the experimental group for a period of four weeks. Pre-test and post-test measurements will be taken.

Conditions

• Emotional Problem
• Mental Health Issue

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	REThink therpeutic game	REThink is an online therapeutic game aimed at enhancing the emotional health of young people, grounded in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT). The game features a character named RETMAN, who guides players through seven levels, each focused on teaching a specific emotional regulation skill. Each level has three sub-levels that progressively increase in difficulty. REThink can be used as a standalone intervention, an adjunct to self-help psychotherapeutic approaches, or for targeted skills training.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-05-20
• Primary completion: 2022-07-31
• Completion: 2022-08-30
• First posted: 2024-07-31
• Last updated: 2024-07-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Romania