International REACH Forgiveness Intervention

NCT04257773 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CityUHK
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 4,598
• Locations: 4 countries
• Sites: 5

Brief Summary

Six sites spanning five regions (Hong Kong, Colombia, Indonesia, Ukraine, South Africa) will administer a forgiveness workbook intervention in a randomized design with a stepped, waitlist intervention deployment.

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Depression (BSI)

  Brief Symptom Index, minimum value = 0, maximum value = 4. Higher scores indicates a higher psychological distress.

  4 months

• Anxiety (BSI)

  Brief Symptom Index. minimum value = 0, maximum value = 4. Higher scores indicates a higher psychological distress.

  4 months

• Forgiveness (TRIM)

  Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations, minimum value = 1, maximum value = 5. The higher the score, the more unforgiving the person is.

  4 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Trait Forgiveness (TSF)

  4 months

• Forbearance (FS)

  4 months

• Decision to Forgive (DTSF)

  4 months

• Flourishing

  4 months

Study Arms (2)

Immediate Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will receive treatment/intervention immediately.

Behavioral: REACH Forgiveness Workbook Intervention

Delayed Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

Participant in this group will receive treatment/intervention 2-week later.

Behavioral: REACH Forgiveness Workbook Intervention

Interventions

REACH Forgiveness Workbook Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to complete the REACH Forgiveness Workbook

Delayed Treatment; Immediate Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Must be able to read and comprehend the materials in the workbook
• Must be 18 years old or above
• Have someone in mind they want to forgive

Sponsors & Collaborators

• City University of Hong Kong: lead
• Harvard University: collaborator
• Stanford University: collaborator

Study Sites (5)

Universidad del Sinú

Córdoba, Colombia

Location

Universitas Gunadarma

Depok, Indonesia

Location

The South African and Africa Chapter of the International Association of Assessing Officers

Pretoria, South Africa

Location

Realis Center for Education and Research

Kyiv, Ukraine

Location

Ukrainian Institute of Arts and Sciences

Kyiv, Ukraine

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Ho MY, Worthington EL, Cowden RG, Bechara AO, Chen ZJ, Gunatirin EY, Joynt S, Khalanskyi VV, Korzhov H, Kurniati NMT, Rodriguez N, Anastasiya Salnykova A, Shtanko L, Tymchenko S, Voytenko VL, Zulkaida A, Mathur MB, VanderWeele TJ. International REACH forgiveness intervention: a multisite randomised controlled trial. BMJ Public Health. 2024 Mar 13;2(1):e000072. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2023-000072. eCollection 2024 Jun.

  PMID: 40018096 DERIVED

Study Officials

• Man Yee Ho, PhD

  City University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 4, 2020
• First Posted: February 6, 2020
• Study Start: February 11, 2020
• Primary Completion: October 25, 2021
• Study Completion: October 25, 2021
• Last Updated: January 5, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: After the embargo period (30 April, 2024)

Locations

ID (1); CO (1); UA (2); ZA (1)