Implementation and evaluation of “ACT for Health”, a prevention program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to promote the mental health of students – A single-arm pilot study (Kiel)

Implementation and evaluation of “ACT for Health”, a prevention program based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to promote the mental health of students – A single-arm pilot study (Kiel) - ACT for Health - Pilotstudy Kiel

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035689

Enrollment

Registered

2024-12-09

Start date

2024-12-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-08

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Conditions

Psychological stress on students

Interventions

Group 1: Healthy psychology and psychotherapy students who receive training in 10 units of 90 minutes each at weekly intervals using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to promote psychological fl

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students with native German language skills who are in the master's program in “Psychotherapy” at the University of Lübeck and are interested in a research internship with accompanying ACT training in the form of “ACT for Health”; In order to carry out the research internship, the formal requirements required for the degree program must be met

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students who, despite meeting the inclusion criteria, do not have the opportunity to regularly participate in the “ACT for Health” training

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in psychological flexibility at the end of the "ACT for Health" training, which are recorded using specific questionnaires at the measurement times Baseline, Midtreatment, Post, Follow Up1 (1 month after the end of the training) and Follow Up 2 (3 months after the end of the training) (questionnaire for Acceptance and Action II (FAH-II) and Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI))	—

Measure

Time frame

Changes in psychological flexibility at the end of the "ACT for Health" training, which are recorded using specific questionnaires at the measurement times Baseline, Midtreatment, Post, Follow Up1 (1 month after the end of the training) and Follow Up 2 (3 months after the end of the training) (questionnaire for Acceptance and Action II (FAH-II) and Multidimensional Psychological Flexibility Inventory (MPFI))

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in psychological distress, ability to regulate emotions, health-related quality of life, psychological resilience and self-compassion at the end of the "ACT for Health" training, which are also measured using specific questionnaires that have proven to be valid and reliable for measuring the constructs (including DASS-21, SEK-27, SF12v2, SCS-SF, measure times: Baseline, Midtreatment, Post, FollowUp1, FollowUp2)	—

Measure

Time frame

Changes in psychological distress, ability to regulate emotions, health-related quality of life, psychological resilience and self-compassion at the end of the "ACT for Health" training, which are also measured using specific questionnaires that have proven to be valid and reliable for measuring the constructs (including DASS-21, SEK-27, SF12v2, SCS-SF, measure times: Baseline, Midtreatment, Post, FollowUp1, FollowUp2)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFranz-Josef Müller

Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie gGmbH (Standort Kiel)

franz-josef.mueller@uksh.de+ 49 431 500 98101

Outcome results

None listed

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