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Coping BehaviorNCT05435469

The Changes of Coping With Stressful Events Among Adolescents Under the COVID-19 Pandemic.

An observational study of Coping Behavior and Mental Health Issue, run by Wei XIA, PhD at 1 site in China.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study aims to describe the changes in coping strategies used by adolescents for stressful life events under the background of epidemic normalization; and explore the causes of coping strategy changes of stressful life events under the background of normalization of the epidemic situation among adolescents. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 14 to 25 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Coping Behavior, Mental Health Issue
What is being tested?
Questionnaires
How many people
4,300 participants
Where
1 siteChina
Study dates
1 Jul 2022to 31 Dec 2022
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 14 to 25 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult

Study population: General adolescents

Who may be able to join

  • Aged 14-25
  • Chinese nationality, who has lived in China since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, and has experienced or is experiencing the epidemic and its normalization.
  • Have the normal cognitive ability, expression ability, and social participation ability.

Who cannot join

  • Be diagnosed with psychological or mental illness.
  • Incapacitated or unable to provide informed consent.
  • Patients with severe diseases.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

China1 site
  • XIAW

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510080

Other trials in China

About this study

Official title: Study on the Changes of Coping Strategies With Stressful Events and Mental Health Level Among Adolescents Before and After COVID-19 Pandemic.

This study aims to describe the changes in coping strategies used by adolescents for stressful life events under the background of epidemic normalization; and explore the causes of coping strategy changes of stressful life events under the background of normalization of the epidemic situation among adolescents.

Read the detailed description

Under the special background of normalization of the epidemic situation, this paper describes and discusses the subjective feelings, changes in coping strategies, and causes of adolescent stressful life events, and puts forward a coping mechanism model of stressful adolescent events, which reflects the psychological changes of adolescent groups in the era of the epidemic situation and provides the basis for subsequent intervention measures.

Being tested
Questionnaires
Keywords
adolescent, pandemic, coping behavior, mental health, stressful life event
Medical subject headings
Psychological Well-Being

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • QuestionnairesOther

    Participants will be asked to respond to the demographic information sheet, Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List, Coping Inventory For Stressful Situations, Social Skills Rating System, brief-symptom-inventory, and Wong and Law EI Scale.

Study groups in NCT05435469
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Questionnaires assessed adolescents① Teenagers aged 14-25. ② Chinese nationality, who has lived in China since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, and has experienced or is experiencing the epidemic and its normalization. ③ Have the normal cognitive ability, expression ability, and social participation ability.
Receives: Other: Questionnaires

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Coping strategies used after the pandemic

    The Coping strategies used by the adolescents for the stressful life events after the COVID-19 pandemic will be measured by Coping Inventory For Stressful Situations with the 21-items.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Coping strategies used before the pandemic

    The Coping strategies used by the adolescents for the stressful life events before the COVID-19 pandemic will be measured by Coping Inventory For Stressful Situations with the 21-items.

    Measured: Baseline

  3. Mental health

    The mental health level of the adolescents will be measured by brief-symptom-inventory with 53-items.

    Measured: Baseline

  4. Emotional Intelligence status

    The Emotional Intelligence status of the adolescents will be measured by Wong and Law EI Scale with 16-items.

    Measured: Baseline

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Stressful Life Events after pandemic

    The Stressful Life Events experienced by the adolescents after the COVID-19 pandemic will be measured by Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List with the 27-items.

    Measured: Baseline

  2. Stressful Life Events before pandemic

    The Stressful Life Events experienced by the adolescents before the COVID-19 pandemic will be measured by Adolescent Self-Rating Life Events Check List with the 27-items.

    Measured: Baseline

  3. Social support

    The social support that the adolescent could approach will be measured by Social Skills Rating System with the 10-items.

    Measured: Baseline

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Jun 2022
  2. Study start1 Jul 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Aug 2022
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
4,300 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05435469
Sponsor's protocol ID
L2022SYSU-HL-044
Status last verified
May 2023
First submitted
25 Jun 2022
Last updated
23 May 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: The non-identified IPD will be shared after the outcomes have been published.

Publications

  • Ding H, Xu Z, Hu W, Guo Y, Wang C, Li S, Hui Z, Wang J, Peng X, Xia W. Changes of stressful life events, coping strategies and mental health among youths in the pre- and post-coronavirus 2019 pandemic era: A cross-sectional study. Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2023 Dec;69(8):2018-2030. doi: 10.1177/00207640231188321. Epub 2023 Aug 1.

    PubMed 37528555

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Coping Behavior and Mental Health Issue, run by Wei XIA, PhD at 1 site in China.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 23 May 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in China. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Coping strategies used after the pandemic (time frame: Baseline). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05435469, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 23 May 2023.

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