The examination of the effective Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based bibliotherapy of depressive symptoms for university students.

The examination of the effective Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-based bibliotherapy of depressive symptoms for university students. - The examination of the effectiveness of ACT-based bibliotherapy of deprresive symptom for university students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000050111

Enrollment

Registered

2023-01-24

Start date

2023-01-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

depressive symptoms

Interventions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based bibliotherapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Those who are able to communicate in Japanese as necessary to explain interventions Those who have a smartphone or PC Those who are able to read books written in Japanese

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those attending psychiatry or psychosomatic medicine 2.Persons observed to have significant suicidal ideation 3.Any other person whom the principal investigator has determined to be unsuitable as a participant of the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
A significant decrease in PHQ9 scores after 2 months of intervention using self-help books compared to PHQ9 scores measured before the intervention	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Score change of the General Health Questionnaire Score change of Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II Score change of Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire Score change of Value Questionnaire	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMasataka Ito

Biwako-Gakuin College Deprtment of life design

ito.mstka@gmail.com0748223388

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026