RCT: the Effectiveness of LifeHack in Improving Mental Wellbeing in University Students.
Recruiting · NCT06423417 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Universiteit Leiden
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What this trial is about
Psychological issues are common among university students and affect mental wellbeing. The Caring Universities (CU) project, involving nine Dutch universities, aims to enhance students' mental health through an annual online questionnaire and a platform offering guided eHealth interventions. One intervention, LifeHack, utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy-based modules to improve mental wellbeing by enhancing resilience and life skills. The effects of LifeHack with pre-post measurements (total n = 216 at post-test) found found that LifeHack led to improvements in mental wellbeing, but dropout rates were influenced by lack of motivation and module relevance. A personalized version of LifeHack is being developed to address these issues and will be evaluated in an RCT to assess its effectiveness in improving mental wellbeing and related outcomes among university students.
Who can take part
Inclusion criteria
- Being fluent in Dutch and/or English
- Being enrolled as a student at one of the 9 participating universities
- Being 16 years of age or older
- Having access to a PC or mobile device with internet access
- Provide informed consent before participation
- Score of 50 or lower on the MHC-SF. This is 1 SD above the mean baseline score of participants of LifeHack. This inclusion criterion ensures no students with optimal mental wellbeing are included because they will not be able to show any change.
Where it is running
2 locations listed.
- VU Amsterdam - Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Leiden University - Leiden, Netherlands