Guided and Unguided Therapeutic Game to Improve Emotional Abilities of Students

May 25, 2021 updated by: Cristina Lorint, Babes-Bolyai University

The Effect of a Therapeutic Game With or Without Email Coaching in Improving the Emotional Abilities in Students

The aim of the study is to investigate the efficiency of a therapeutic online game, with and without coaching, in training emotional abilities of students.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The study is a randomized control trial with three groups. We will perform measurements before the intervention, after the intervention and at one month follow-up.

Participants will be students and will be randomized into three groups using a randomization program. The first group will be the gaming with coaching group, the second group will bw the gaming without coaching group and the third group will be the control group.

Measurements will be performed before receiving the game, after the intervention and at one month follow-up. We will measure depression, anxiety, stress and well-being as primary outcomes, solution focus orientation as secondary outcome and rational and irrational cognitions as mechanism outcome. All questionnaires will be completed online in a Google Form.

The intervention will consist of the Rethink game. Rethink is a therapeutic game developed and tested to improve emotional abilities in children. Participants in our study will test two levels of Rethink as well as a trial version of the game. Each level of the game is focused on a component:

  • Level 1: recognition of emotions
  • Level 2: relaxation and mindfulness
  • Level 3: rational and irrational cognitions
  • Level 4:changing the cognitions
  • Level 5: problem-solving
  • Level 6: positive emotions
  • Level 7: summary of previous aqusitions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

139

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Romania
    • Cluj
      • Cluj-Napoca, Cluj, Romania, 400540
        • Cristinalorint@Psychology.Ro

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • being a student in a public or private university from Romania

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not being enrolled as a student in a university from Romania

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Game
Group that receives the game intervention (the trial version and the access to level 2 and level 7
Other: Rethink therapeutic game
The Rethink therapeutic game is a 7 levels online game developed and tested for children. Each level is based on a specific skill and its efficiency has been previously studies in children.
No Intervention: Control
Group without intervention
Experimental: Guidance
Group that receives the game (the same levels as group 1) and email coaching one day after completing the game.
Other: Rethink therapeutic game
The Rethink therapeutic game is a 7 levels online game developed and tested for children. Each level is based on a specific skill and its efficiency has been previously studies in children.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Baseline emotions
Time Frame: Pre-intervention (one day before the intervention)
Measured with Profile of Emotional Distress
Pre-intervention (one day before the intervention)
Emotions after intervention in a stressful condition
Time Frame: Post-intervention - before a stressful event (before an exam)
Measured with Profile of Emotional Distress
Post-intervention - before a stressful event (before an exam)
Changes in time in emotions after intervention
Time Frame: Post-intervention at one month after the intervention
Measured with Profile of Emotional Distress
Post-intervention at one month after the intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Baseline cognitions
Time Frame: Pre-intervention (one day before the intervention)
Measured with Attitudinal Beliefs Scale
Pre-intervention (one day before the intervention)
Cognitions after intervention in stress condition
Time Frame: Post-intervention - before a stressful event (before an exam)
Measured with Attitudinal Beliefs Scale
Post-intervention - before a stressful event (before an exam)
Changes in time in cognitions after intervention
Time Frame: Post-intervention at one month after the intervention
Measured with Attitudinal Beliefs Scale
Post-intervention at one month after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Babes-Bolyai University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 15, 2021

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 20, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

April 30, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 15, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

February 21, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 27, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 25, 2021

Last Verified

May 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1396/ 10.02.2021

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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