Student Life @ Manchester: Evaluating a brief well-being planning intervention

A randomised controlled trial to evaluate a self-affirmation implementation intention to target health and well-being in new university students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN76730602

Enrollment

3750

Registered

2014-09-22

Start date

2014-09-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2016-10-17

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Conditions

A psychological health intervention on a population of university students Not Applicable

Interventions

Participants will be randomised to two groups: self-affirmation implementation intention condition and a comparison group (control group who do not complete this task). Halfway through their course, p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Student at the University of Manchester starting in 2014

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not a student at the University of Manchester starting in 2014

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Perception of threatening life events 2. Depression 3. Anxiety 4. Well-being Measured by questionnaire at baseline, 1, 6, 12, 18, 24, & 36 months after starting university and annually thereafter.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Fruit and vegetable consumption 2. Physical activity 3. Smoking status 4. Alcohol consumption 5. Recreational drug use 6. Sleep quality 7. Self-integrity Measured by questionnaire at baseline, 1, 6, 12, 18, 24, & 36 months after starting university and annually thereafter.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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