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A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of coping planning in reducing distress in university students

A randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of coping planning in reducing distress in university students

Status
Not yet recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ANZCTR
Registry ID
ACTRN12617001477314
Enrollment
229
Registered
2017-10-19
Start date
2017-10-23
Completion date
2017-11-27
Last updated
2017-10-23

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Coping planning is an approach to working with people who are distressed. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of this approach in reducing distress in university students and improving coping, coping self-efficacy.

Interventions

The online program, Coping, available at, https://e.unisa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=38. The program, based on the Coping Planning approach to suicide prevention, comprises two self-paced online modules (Self-care and problem-solving) that are completed sequentially. The modules include videos, text, videos and online activities to promote learning. The modules can be completed in one sitting or over a period of a week. The estimated time to complete the program is one hour. The program i

The online program, Coping, available at, https://e.unisa.edu.au/course/view.php?id=38. The program, based on the Coping Planning approach to suicide prevention, comprises two self-paced online modules (Self-care and problem-solving) that are completed sequentially. The modules include videos, text, videos and online activities to promote learning. The modules can be completed in one sitting or over a period of a week. The estimated time to complete the program is one hour. The program is based on the Coping Planning approach to suicide prevention (Stallman, 2017).. Participants receive a Completion Certificate after all learning activities are completed. The certificate will be emailed to the research team as evidence of completion. Partial completion is assessed using program analytics. Reference Stallman, H. M. (2017). Coping Planning: A patient- and strengths-focused approach to suicide prevention training. Australasian Psychiatry. Advance online doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856217732471

Sponsors

Dr Helen Stallman
Lead SponsorIndividual

Study design

Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Parallel
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Blinded (masking used) (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Student enrolled at the University of South Australia Psychological distress score of 16 or higher on the K10

Exclusion criteria

No

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ANZCTR · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026