Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Youths With Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Hong Kong

Summary

The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) that aims to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy in reducing depressive and anxiety symptoms for youths in Hong Kong. It is to be carried out with 120 youths aged 12 - 24 recruited from a series of community-based LevelMind@JC hubs, funded by the Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust. It is designed to improve the youths' abilities/ skills in handling moods to have better emotional management. A written informed consent will be signed by participants. Researchers will perform cognitive behavioural therapy on youths who agree to join the study.

Conditions

• Depressive Symptoms
• Anxiety Symptoms

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

CBT is a well-established, evidence-based intervention frequently used for easing depressive and anxiety symptoms. The intervention will be delivered for 6-7 sessions, each session lasts for 1.5 hours, in the format of a group for a period of 6-7 weeks by frontline social or youth workers trained by professional CBT clinicians. Core treatment components include mood monitoring, emotion education, behavioural activation, emotion cycle/ ABC model, identification of automatic thoughts, and cognitive restructuring. It is designed to improve youths' abilities/ skills in handling their moods to have better emotional management.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust

  collaborator OTHER

• The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong

  collaborator OTHER

• Caritas Hong Kong, Hong Kong

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hong Kong Federation of Youth's Group (HKFYG)

  collaborator OTHER

• Hong Kong Playground Association

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Hong Kong Children and Youth Services

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• St. James' Settlement

  collaborator OTHER

• The University of Hong Kong

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

12 Years

Max Age

24 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-09-29

Primary Completion

2024-04-30

Completion

2024-04-30

Countries

• Hong Kong

Study Locations