Mindfulness and Acceptance Applied in Colleges Through Web-Based Guided Self-Help (Phase II)

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Mental Health

In brief

This study will develop and then test a web-based guided self-help version of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to be utilized at college counseling centers (CCCs). ACT is an evidence-based transdiagnostic therapy found to effectively treat a range of psychological problems. An ACT program would provide a means of implementing effective treatment for the range of problems in the CCC setting, while the guided self-help format would reduce counselors' workload, improving cost-effectiveness and reducing waiting lists. This would both treat students and train counselors in how to implement the ACT intervention.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02761681
Run by: Contextual Change LLC
People needed: 221
Starts: 2015-04-01
Expected to finish: 2019-06-01
Last updated by the study team: 2019-07-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

(Stage 1a: Counselor Focused Interviews): Currently working at CCC or previously worked at CCC for more than 1 year
(Stage 1a: Counselor Focused Interviews): Willing to spend approximately 9 hours across 5-7 phone or web conferences discussing elements and content of the web-based program as modules are developed
(Stage 1a: Counselor Focused Interviews): Participation will comply with targeted enrollment plans
(Stage 1b: Student Focused Interviews): Currently being treated at a local CCC, and seen by a counselor for a minimum of 4 sessions.
(Stage 1b: Student Focused Interviews): Between the ages of 18-25
(Stage 1b: Student Focused Interviews): Willing to spend approximately 10 hours across 8-12 phone or web conference sessions discussing elements of content of the web-based, guided self-help program as modules are developed.
(Stage 1b: Student Focused Interviews): Student is currently not suicidal or homicidal, and does not have a history of psychosis
(Stage 1b: Student Focused Interviews): Participation will comply with targeted enrollment plans, which also include adequate representation of participants across various clinical presentations
(Stage 1c: Director Focused Interviews): Currently working at a CCC as a director, or previously worked at a CCC as a director for more than 1 year
(Stage 1b: Student Focused Interviews): Willing to spend approximately 9 hours across 5-7 phone or web conference sessions discussing elements and content of the web-based, guided self help program as modules are developed.
(Stage 1b: Student Focused Interviews): Participation will comply with targeted enrollment plans.
(Stage 2a: Counselor RCT): Currently working at a CCC that received internal/local IRB approval for this study
(Stage 2a: Counselor RCT): Willingness to be randomized to either ACT+TAU or a Psychoeducation+TAU condition
(Stage 2a: Counselor RCT): If randomized to ACT+TAU, willingness to take the ACT guided self-help training during the 4 weeks prior to the start of the Fall 2016 semester, until reaching a passing criterion of 80% (which will take approximately 9 hours)
(Stage 2a: Counselor RCT): Willingness to attempt to recruit 10 student clients to participate either in the ACT self-help modules (if counselor is in ACT+TAU condition) or in the psychoeducation website (if counselor is in Psychoeducation+TAU)
(Stage 2a: Counselor RCT): Willingness to monitor all student participants they recruit as long as students remain active participants (with the potential to de-activate students whose continued participation in the study may be contraindicated).
(Stage 2a: Counselor RCT): Participation will comply with targeted enrollment plans
(Stage 2b: Student Program Evaluation): Currently being treated at a CCC
(Stage 2b: Student Program Evaluation): Students receiving counseling from ACT+TAU counselors: As covered on the consent form, willingness to participate in eight 30-minute modules as part of a web-based guided self-help program and complete pre- and post-assessments across a period of 10 weeks, OR Students receiving counseling from Psychoeducation+TAU counselors: As covered on the consent form, willingness to access psychoeducational website and complete three sets of questionnaires: one at the start of the study, another set 10 weeks later, and a follow-up set to 2 months after the post.
(Stage 2b: Student Program Evaluation): Referred to study by counselor; cannot self-refer
(Stage 2b: Student Program Evaluation): Student is clinically stable as per counselor judgment (e.g., not suicidal, psychotic, disruptive)
(Stage 2b: Student Program Evaluation): Participation will comply with the targeted enrollment plans

You may not qualify if…

(Stage 1a: Counselor Focused Interviews): Very uncomfortable with technology (Scoring 0-1 on a 0-5 Likert-like scale on comfort with web-based presentations)
(Stage 1b: Student Focused Interviews): Under 18 years old
(Stage 1b: Student Focused Interviews): Lack of fluency in English at the 7th grade level
(Stage 1c: Director Focused Interviews): Very uncomfortable with technology (Scoring 0-1 on a 0-5 Likert-like scale on comfort with web-based presentations)
(Stage 2a: Counselor RCT): None
(Stage 2b: Student Program Evaluation): Under 18 years old
(Stage 2b: Student Program Evaluation): Lack of fluency in English at the 7th grade level.

Where it is running

Contextual Change, LLC — Reno, Nevada, United States

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