School-based Group Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents

Thriving Through the Storms: A School-based Mental Health Promotion Program for Building Psychological Flexibility and Resilience

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06039228

Enrollment

Registered

2023-09-15

Start date

2023-07-01

Completion date

2024-08-31

Last updated

2026-04-17

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Conditions

Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, Stress

Brief summary

The objective of the investigators' mental health promotion intervention premised on the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) framework in secondary school settings aims to enhance young people's psychological flexibility and reduce their emotional distress. ACT is an evidence-based approach that encourages individuals to act in alignment with their identified values. The investigator's team will employ an ACT protocol for adolescents developed by Louise Hayes and Joseph Ciarrochi. The study includes a single-group study design. The investigator will compare the pre- and post-intervention data to assess the feasibility and potential effectiveness of the group intervention.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALAcceptance and commitment therapy

Four sessions of group acceptance and commitment therapy, with each session lasting for 1.5 hours.

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

12 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Eligible participants are adolescents who reported mild to moderate severity of psychological distress, including those who report: * a score of 5-19 on the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), or * a score of 5-14 on the General Anxiety Disorder-7, or * a score ≥14 on the Perceived Stress Scale.

Exclusion criteria

Adolescents will be excluded if they exhibit or report: * violent or aggressive behavior, or * active self-injurious or suicidal thought, or * active psychotic symptom.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Acceptance and Action Questionnaire - II	Baseline and 4 weeks
The 14-item Resilience Scale	Baseline and 4 weeks
Patient Health Questionnaire - 9	Baseline and 4 weeks
General Anxiety Disorder - 7	Baseline and 4 weeks
Perceived Stress Scale	Baseline and 4 weeks

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Satisfaction with Life Scale	Baseline and 4 weeks
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index	Baseline and 4 weeks

Countries

Hong Kong

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 18, 2026