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Self-Help Plus for Distress in University Students

RECRUITINGN/ASponsored by University of Padova
Actively Recruiting
PhaseN/A
SponsorUniversity of Padova
Started2025-03-10
Est. completion2025-10
Eligibility
Age18 Years+
Healthy vol.Accepted
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NCT06606249

Summary

Prrospective, multi-center, randomized controlled trial of a brief, transdiagnostic, guided self-help intervention (Self-Help Plus) for university students who experience significant distress and are behind on their coursework. The intervention will be tested in terms of efficacy and feasibility for outcomes related to distress, anxiety, depression and well-being, assessed immediately after the intervention and at 3-months follow-up.

Eligibility

Age: 18 Years+Healthy volunteers accepted
Inclusion Criteria:

* University students across all years of higher education (i.e., bachelor and masters), enrolled in any degree course, starting from the second semester of the 1st year
* Currently behind coursework by at least 3 exams, including: exams failed, for which the obtained grade was not confirmed by the student (i.e., confirming the grade is mandatory in the Italian academic system), or postponed (i.e., not taken in the regularly scheduled period).
* Experience significant distress as assessed by the Kessler psychological distress scale (K-10) ≥ 16.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Conditions4

AnxietyDepressionPsychological DistressPsychological Well-Being

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