None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this research project is to test an online program, Uprise, in Australian tertiary students. The program is designed to improve the wellbeing of university students through a series of interactive modules informed by cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness. Participation involves completing four modules of the program over a 4-week period. The study also involves at least three 2-4 hour assessments, one before starting the program, one after completion of the program, and another 3 months later. All assessment sessions will be held at the Swinburne Hawthorn campus, or via telephone or video conference. Half of the participants will be randomly selected to wait a month after the first assessment and complete an additional 1-2 hour assessment before starting the program.
Interventions
The intervention is an online program called Uprise, which will be made accessible to participants as both an app and a website. Participants will complete a minimum of 4 modules of Uprise across 4 weeks: Mindset, Personal values, Mindfulness, and Stress management. One module will be made available to participants per week. Each module consists of a short introductory video about the relevant skills and a series of 1-6 additional videos or exercises to practice the skills. Module length ranges
The intervention is an online program called Uprise, which will be made accessible to participants as both an app and a website. Participants will complete a minimum of 4 modules of Uprise across 4 weeks: Mindset, Personal values, Mindfulness, and Stress management. One module will be made available to participants per week. Each module consists of a short introductory video about the relevant skills and a series of 1-6 additional videos or exercises to practice the skills. Module length ranges from 6 to 28 minutes. Participants will be given access to the Uprise program by the trial coordinator. Completion of the modules is self-directed, with participants completing all of the Uprise modules online at a time and location that is convenient for them. Uprise also provides participants with in-website links to telephone or chat with a trained psychologist or counsellor at any point during the 4-week program. Adherence to the intervention will be measured using meta-data from the Uprise website including time and date of activities, program progress, use of telephone and chat functions. Participants will also receive a weekly phone call from one of the researchers during the treatment phase to encourage use of Uprise and to help trouble-shoot any technical difficulties.
Sponsors
Swinburne University of Technology
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Intervention model
Other
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
17 Years to 26 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
1. 17-26 years old 2. Currently enrolled as a student at an Australian university 3. English is their primary language or competent in English (reading and comprehension) 4. Able to attend Swinburne University of Technology Hawthorn campus, receive a phone call or video conference call for assessments
Exclusion criteria
1. Presence of acute clinical psychiatric symptoms in the past month (e.g., depression, anxiety, psychosis) 2. Psychiatric hospitalisation in the past month 3. Reports any level of suicidality risk (mild-severe) 4. Reports moderate or severe levels of distress (score equal to or more than 25 on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale) during screening assessment 5. Reports any level of risk of harm to others 6. Reports any level of risk of damage to objects or property
Outcome results
None listed