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NCT Number: NCT06024083

Skills Video Intervention for Chinese/Chinese Americans

This is a study that aims to test a coping skills intervention delivered via brief animated videos for Chinese and Chinese American college students.

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This study is active but is not currently recruiting participants.

Key information

Conditions

Emotion Regulation Acceptability of Health Care Behavior Emotional Regulation Health Behavior Patient Acceptance of Health Care Self Efficacy Self-Control Social Behavior Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rutgers University

Piscataway, New Jersey, 08854, United States

About this study

We are interested in seeing whether a brief video-based Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills training intervention that incorporates Western psychotherapy components and Eastern philosophies would be perceived as relevant and useful for this culturally unique yet diverse group. During the study, participants will (1) complete a 20-min online baseline questionnaire; (2) complete a brief survey each day using a phone App for up to four weeks; and may (3) receive a video each day during the intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • age 18 or older
  • identifying as Chinese or Chinese American
  • interested in learning coping skills to regulate emotions
  • having a smart-phone compatible with the research mobile phone app
  • matriculated at the local University for the current semester

Exclusion criteria

  • currently receiving routine mental health services
  • not able to read or write English
  • not able to provide informed consent

Treatment and study plan

Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills video intervention

Behavioral

A series of 14 animated videos (9 acceptance-oriented and 5 change-oriented skills videos) available in both English and Mandarin Chinese.

Primary outcomes

  1. Emotion regulation measured by a combination of questions

    Time frame: daily for up to 4 weeks

    A combination of questions on emotional states, context for emotions, how intolerable and distressing emotions are, use of emotion regulation strategies, perceived effectiveness of emotion regulation, and Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Self-efficacy of Managing Emotions Short-form 4a (a 4-item measure of the confidence to manage emotional states rated using a 5-point Likert scale)

  2. General self efficacy measured by Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System General Self-Efficacy Short-form 4a

    Time frame: daily for up to 4 weeks

    A 4-item measure of the ability to successfully perform specific tasks and behaviors rated using a 5-point Likert scale

  3. Acceptability/usability of intervention measured by a combination of Likert-scale and open-ended questions

    Time frame: daily following the delivery of each video for up to 2 weeks

    A combination of questions that involve rating the acceptability and usability of skills videos (e.g., "how useful do you think the skills will be") and open-ended questions on cultural relevance

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Video Intervention for Chinese and Chinese American College Students

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2026
First posted
Sep 5, 2023
Registry last updated
May 4, 2026

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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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