Can a Self-guided Mobile Phone Application Program Improve Wellbeing in University Students
Can a Self-guided Cognitive Behavioral-based Mobile Phone Application Program With a Self-Compassion Component Reduce Unhealthy Perfectionism in University Students - a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) With a 4-week Follow-up
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interventional
400
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Brief Summary
This study seeks to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of a mobile phone application-based intervention in improving wellbeing in young adults. 400 University students are randomized into 1 of 4 intervention types. Pre, mid and post-intervention outcome measures are compared to determine effectiveness of the various intervention types.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2022
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 22, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 27, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
November 30, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 30, 2022
CompletedAugust 2, 2022
July 1, 2022
4 months
July 22, 2022
July 29, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Change in maladaptive perfectionism
Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale (FMPS). A 35-item self-report questionnaire which assesses four sub-scales of perfectionism - Concern over mistakes, Excessive concern with parental expectations, Personal Standards and Concern with precision, order and organisation. It is scored on a five-point scale, from "Strongly disagree" (1) to "Strongly agree" (5). Higher scores reflect higher levels of maladaptive perfectionism.
Day 1, Day 8, Day 14, 4 weeks after completion of treatment
Change in shame
Internalized Shame Scale (ISS). A 30-item self-report questionnaire which assesses internalized shame, and a subscale of self-esteem. It is scored on a five-point scale from "Never" (1) to "Almost always" (5). Higher scores reflect greater symptom severity.
Day 1, Day 8, Day 14, 4 weeks after completion of treatment
Change in Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion Scale (SCS-SF). A 12-item self-report questionnaire which assesses degree of self-compassion. It is the briefer version of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) (Neff, 2003). It is scored on a five-point scale from "Almost never" (1) to "Almost all of the time" (5). A total score is derived from taking the mean of the 12 items. Higher scores reflect greater self- compassion.
Day 1, Day 8, Day 14, 4 weeks after completion of treatment
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Change in Depression
Day 1, Day 8, Day 14, 4 weeks after completion of treatment
Change in Anxiety
Day 1, Day 8, Day 14, 4 weeks after completion of treatment
Change in Stress
Day 1, Day 8, Day 14, 4 weeks after completion of treatment
Study Arms (4)
Active Control
ACTIVE COMPARATORCognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
EXPERIMENTALSelf-Compassion (SC)
EXPERIMENTALCognitive Behavioural Therapy and Self-Compassion (CBT+SC)
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Self-Compassion focused exercises
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Access to a mobile phone with the following requirements: iPhone 8 and above, or Android 5.2+ (display greater than 5 inches)
- Have scores of greater than or equal to 29 on the 'Concerns over Mistakes' subscale on the FMPS
You may not qualify if:
- Currently pregnant
- Undergoing psychological treatment or counselling
- Have any change in psychotropic medication within twelve weeks before starting intervention
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Marie Tan
National University of Singapore
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Principal Investigator
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 22, 2022
First Posted
July 27, 2022
Study Start
August 1, 2022
Primary Completion
November 30, 2022
Study Completion
November 30, 2022
Last Updated
August 2, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share