An online intervention program for academic anxiety assisted by a large language model based chatbot

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2400092532

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2024-11-19

Start date

2024-11-25

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-12-02

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Conditions

Anxiety

Interventions

Experimental group:Subjects will receive 7 consecutive sessions over a week, the first and second of which will be conducted by a human counselor, sessions 3-6 will be exposure practices conducted by

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Presence of mild or higher anxiety (GAD-7 total score =5); 2) Presence of academic anxiety (AEQ-Anxiety score of 3 or higher on any entry); 3) Age of 18 years or older; 4) Currently enrolled in full-time undergraduate or graduate studies; and 5) Ability to fluently operate a smartphone or computer.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria: 1) risk of suicide or self-injury (PHQ-9 suicide entry =2 or SBQ-R =7 points or answering yes to any C-FASM entry); 2) presence of major depressive mood (PHQ-9 total score =20); 3) risk of mania (ASRM total score =6); 4) risk of schizophrenia (CPQ-16 total score =9); 5) alcohol abuse risk (AUDIT-C total score =9); 6) currently receiving psychotherapy or psychiatric medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Academic anxiety;Procrastination;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety;Depression;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWenting Mu

Tsinghua University

wmu@mail.tsinghua.edu.cn+86 158 1038 9613

Outcome results

None listed

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