School-Based Intervention to Enhance Resilience and Stress Coping in Rural Chinese Adolescents

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Stress, Emotional, Stress-related Mental Disorders

In brief

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of school-based psychological interventions in improving stress resilience and coping skills among adolescents in rural China. The intervention seeks to reduce stress-related mental health symptoms, including depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress, measured using validated instruments such as the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7), and the Child PTSD Symptom Scale for DSM-5 (CPSS-5). (See Appendix for full scale descriptions.) Participants will be recruited from rural middle schools and randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a wait-list control group. The intervention consists of four sessions delivered over one week. Assessments will be conducted at baseline, immediately after the intervention, and again at a 3-month and 6-month follow-ups. Researchers will use multilevel modeling (MLM) and structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine potential mediators and moderators of intervention effects, including emotion recognition, alexithymia, and coping strategies. indings are expected to provide evidence on the effectiveness and mechanisms of an existing, school-based psychological intervention tailored to the needs of adolescents in underserved rural settings.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07115186

Run by

Peking University

People needed

850

Starts

2025-05-12

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2025-08-11

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Currently enrolled middle school students attending regular school classes
• Sufficient functional capacity in hearing, speaking, reading, and writing to participate in intervention activities and assessments.

You may not qualify if…

• Individuals assessed to be at high risk of suicide, based on screening or clinical judgment
• Diagnosis of severe mental disorders (e.g., psychotic disorders, severe mood disorders) that would interfere with participation or require more intensive clinical care

Where it is running

• Biancun middle school — Hebei, Baoding, China (enrolling)

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.