Randomised Controlled Trial of a Digital Programme for Procrastination in UK University Students

NCT06157710 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: Procrastinate2023
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 140
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of an 8-week self-directed internet based CBT intervention on various psychological outcomes for young students struggling with procrastination in the UK. The psychological outcomes consist of motivation, depressive symptoms, impulsivity and anxiety. More specifically, the study aims to compare the effect of the intervention vs waitlist control at 8 weeks on primary and secondary outcomes. Additionally, the study aims to explore whether changes in primary and secondary outcomes as the result of the intervention are mediated or moderated by key intervention processes.

Conditions

Procrastination

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Procrastination: Pure Procrastination Scale (PPS; Rozental, Forsell, et al., 2014)

  measures procrastination by using 12 items to detect and determine dysfunctional delay. The higher the score the more likely the individual is to delay an activity or task

  Baseline, WK4, WK8

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Demographics

  Baseline

• Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire (CPQ) (Fairburn et al., 2003)

  Baseline, WK4, WK8

• Depressive symptoms: Patient health questionnaire-8 (PHQ-8) (Kroenke et al., 2008)

  Baseline, WK4, WK8

• Anxiety symptoms: General Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD-7) (Spitzer et al., 2006)

  Baseline, WK4, WK8

• Impulsivity: Short form Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (Spinella 2009)

  Baseline, WK4, WK8

Study Arms (2)

Procrastinate digital programme

EXPERIMENTAL

8-week unternet-based CBT for procrastination * Behavioural Module: Introduction * Behavioural Module: Goal setting techniques * Behavioural Module: Motivation * Behavioural Module: Barriers to action * Behavioural Module: Managing maladaptive thoughts and beliefs * Behavioural Module: Value clarification * Behavioural Module: Moving forward

Behavioral: Digital intervention through modules

Waitlist control

NO INTERVENTION

Wait-list control group. They do not receive the weekly modules though they are asked to complete 4-week and 8-week online surveys. They will be allowed to revive the intervention after 8 weeks.

Interventions

Digital intervention through modules BEHAVIORAL

* Introduction * Goal Setting Techniques * Motivation * Barriers to Action * Managing Maladaptive Thoughts and Beliefs * Value Clarification * Moving Forward

Procrastinate digital programme

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Resident in the UK
• Fluent in English
• Aged between 16 and 24 years of age
• Have access to computer or smartphone
• Score at least 40 points on the Pure Procrastination Scale (indicating difficulties with procrastination)

You may not qualify if:

• Ongoing psychological treatment
• New course of change in dose of psychotropic medication in the last two months (self-reported)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Bath: lead
• Uppsala University: collaborator
• Linkoeping University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Bath

Bath, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Central Study Contacts

Jeffrey Lambert, PhD

CONTACT

+44 (0)1225 384536; jl2426@bath.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr Jeffrey Lambert

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 27, 2023
• First Posted: December 6, 2023
• Study Start: December 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 1, 2024
• Study Completion: September 1, 2024
• Last Updated: May 9, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)