Effectiveness of Peer Supporters and AI Chat-Bots Mental Health Interventions for Chinese University Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300073752

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-07-20

Start date

2022-07-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-25

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Conditions

Mental health

Interventions

Experimental Group - Peer Support Group:1-hour online text chat

Experimental group - AI chatbot group:1-hour online text chat

Control group - No intervention group:There was no intervention in the experiment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

17 Years to 27 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. College student; 2. In the past year, felt troubled by anxiety/emotional stress; 3. No other emotional disorders or neurological diseases.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Scored as "none" on the depression and anxiety dimensions (GAD-7 score 0-4, PHQ-9 score 0-4); 2. Reached a level of "moderate to severe" on either the depression or anxiety dimension (GAD-7 score 14 and above, PHQ-9 score 15 and above); 3. Exhibited self-harm or suicidal tendencies (PHQ-9 score of 1 and above on question 9); 4. Currently receiving or about to receive psychological counseling or psychiatric medication treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Patient Health Questionnaire-9;Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7;Networked Minds Measure of Social Presence Inventory;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhao Jialu

Tsinghua University

jialuzhao@tsinghua.edu.cn+86 10 6879 8750

Outcome results

None listed

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