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Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Workshop to Promote Mental Health Support in College Students. To enhance the awareness of psychological help-seeking behaviour in students.

A Single Session Workshop using Principles of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Promoting Psychological Help-Seeking in Students of Higher Education Institutions - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/07/071222
Enrollment
400
Registered
2024-07-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-08-19

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy: Duration of Intervention- 90-minutes. A one day single session workshop based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) typically aims to introduce p

Sponsors

Mr Vikas Kumar
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Students currently enrolled in higher education institutions, 2) Participants in the age group of 18-30 years, 3) Participants will be selected from the eastern region of India, 4) Participants who can read and write English and who can communicate in one of the following languages: English and Hindi. 5) All gender.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) History of chronic or diagnosable medical/neurological illness. 2) Severe psychological distress that requires immediate intervention, as determined by a preliminary screening.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Increased Psychological Help-Seeking: Participants will demonstrate a greater willingness to seek psychological help when needed, which is reflected in an increased number of students reaching out for counselling services.Timepoint: Baseline, Post assessment after Intervention on the same day, and after 4 weeks.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Enhanced Psychological Flexibility: Participants will show improved ability to adapt to challenging thoughts and emotions without unnecessary avoidance or struggle, measured through self-reported scales of psychological flexibility. 2) Reduced Stigma Toward Mental Health: Participants will exhibit reduced stigmatizing attitudes towards mental health issues, as assessed by changes in stigma-related survey responses before and after the workshop.Timepoint: One month

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactVikas Kumar

Kazi Nazrul University

shuvabrata.poddar@knu.ac.in7549089680

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026