The impact of positive emotional writing on depression, anxiety and well-being of international medical students: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2400087815

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2024-08-05

Start date

2024-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-12

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Conditions

mood problems

Interventions

control group:routine psychological care

experimental group:routine psychological care + positive emotional writing

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

21 Years to 28 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) being full-time international medical students with more than one year of schooling; (2) not having previously participated in a positive emotional writing intervention; (3) voluntary participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: have a history of mental illness or psychological treatment within the past 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depressive emotions;Anxiety emotions;well-being;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQiaoling Xiao

Wuhan University of Science and Technology

christina.xiao@wust.edu.cn+86 133 2972 9849

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026