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NCT Number: NCT04759313

Image Narrative With College Students

The PI developed the Image Narrative Intervention (INI) based on the research using visual images in which visual images and narratives were found to support trauma survivors in narrating their experiences and in meaning making. The proposed study is the first study to test the therapeutic effect of the INI program. The investigators propose to assess, both qualitatively and quantitatively, the feasibility and preliminary effect of the INI through a pilot randomized control trial (RCT) design with a wait list control.

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Key information

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year–29 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84101, United States

About this study

AIM 1. To understand the unique experiences of emerging adult college students during the Covid-19 pandemic (especially around the themes of the self, relationships with others, and the future).

AIM 2. To evaluate the feasibility of the INI for emerging adult college students during the Covid-19 pandemic, both quantitatively and qualitatively.

AIM 3. To evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the INI on distress, PTG, Quality of Life and Meaning-Making.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 18-29 in age
  • college students at the University of Utah
  • reporting moderate or higher levels of distress in DASS21

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Image Narrative

Behavioral

Each participant will take part in a 5-week program of weekly 1-hour telehealth sessions with the PI or a social work PhD student facilitator trained in the INI by the PI.

Primary outcomes

  1. DASS (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale) 21

    Time frame: change through study completion, an average of 3 months

    measuring distress, 0-63, higher is worse

  2. PTGI (posttraumatic growth index)

    Time frame: change through study completion, an average of 3 months

    measuring posttraumatic growth, 0-105, higher is better

  3. WHOQOL (WHO quality of life)-bref

    Time frame: change through study completion, an average of 3 months

    measuring quality of life, 0-100, higher is better

  4. MLQ (meaning in life)

    Time frame: change through study completion, an average of 3 months

    measuring meaning making, 0-70, higher is better

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Utah

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Feb 18, 2021
Registry last updated
Feb 3, 2023

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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