Brief, Scaleable Intervention for Coronavirus (COVID-19) Mental Health Sequelae in College Students

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Emotional Regulation, Affect

In brief

The major aim of this pilot study is to evaluate a brief coping skills intervention for college students, based on an evidence-based treatment and delivered remotely via 14 short daily videos. Participants will be 150 Rutgers undergraduates who are enrolled in Fall 2020. Participants in the experimental group (n=100) will receive 4 daily smartphone surveys assessing stress, affect, and other related factors for two weeks before, during, and after the 2-week coping skills intervention. Participants in the control group (n=50) will receive assessments over the same time period with no skills intervention. Both groups will be assessed weekly throughout the Fall semester to monitor the transition to the new semester and longer-term impact of the intervention. The control condition participants will have access to the skills videos at the end of the study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04558411

Run by

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

People needed

153

Starts

2020-09-12

Expected to finish

2020-12-15

Last updated by the study team

2021-09-29

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 years or older
• Matriculated at Rutgers during Fall of 2020 (on campus and/or remote)
• Currently residing in the United States
• Willingness to follow study requirements, as evidenced by an ability to provide written informed consent and read, understand, and complete the study procedures
• iOS and Android smartphone compatible with MetricWire

You may not qualify if…

• Non-English speaking
• Unable to understand or provide informed consent

Where it is running

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey — Piscataway, New Jersey, United States

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