Clinical Trial: Examining the Intervention Effectiveness of Acceptance&Commitment Therapy on Self-Stigma in Help-Seeking from Close Others among University Students (Japan)

Tokyo, Oct. 1 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000059175) titled 'Examining the Intervention Effectiveness of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy on Self-Stigma in Help-Seeking from Close Others among University Students' on Oct. 1.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Single arm Randomization - Non-randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Uncontrolled

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Fukushima University

Condition: Condition - Not applicable Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - Self-stigma in help-seeking has been identified as a primary inhibitor of help-seeking. Furthermore, it has been established that self-stigma in help-seeking negatively correlates with help-seeking orientation, and that experiential avoidance and value influence help-seeking orientation. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effectiveness of an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) intervention targeting self-stigma in requesting help from close others. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Online video streaming sessions on ACT will be conducted. The videos utilize a shortened and revised version of the self-help ACT program developed for promoting and maintaining mental health among university students (Shima & Tsuda, 2025). Sessions will be streamed every Monday for a total of three weeks.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old <= Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Ability to read documents in Japanese. Possession of a smartphone or computer and familiarity with their operation. Key exclusion criteria - Participants must currently be receiving care at a psychiatry or psychosomatic medicine clinic. Other cases where the program facilitator determines that participation may compromise the safe implementation of the program. Target Size - 60

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2025 Year 06 Month 30 Day Date of IRB - 2025 Year 08 Month 01 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2025 Year 10 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2026 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000067683

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