Family RelationsNCT07136064
Jockey Club Support Project
A study testing Emotion Regulation Skills Training and Moderation in Consumer Electronics Use Training in people with Family Relations and Resilience, run by City University of Hong Kong at 1 site in China.
Trial summary
Guided by the process model of emotion regulation, integrative affect-regulation framework for resilience, and the reciprocal dynamics of emotion, affect, and resilience in the family system, researchers will develop a parallel intervention to incorporate two key members in Mainland-Hong Kong cross-boundary families… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 10 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Family Relations, Resilience, Emotion Regulation
- What is being tested?
- Emotion Regulation Skills Training and Moderation in Consumer Electronics Use Training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 450 participants
- Where
- 1 siteChina
- Study dates
- 15 Nov 2025to Aug 2028
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 10 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- have at least one child between the fifth and twelfth grade;
- can participate in the intervention with their child;
- are Hong Kong residents or have a family member who is a Hong Kong resident;
- live in Shenzhen.
- are between the fifth and twelfth grade;
- are Hong Kong residents or have a family member who is a Hong Kong resident;
- live in Shenzhen.
Who cannot join
- those who have current diagnoses of severe physical or mental illnesses;
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
China1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
International Social Service Hong Kong Branch
Shenzhen, Guangdong
Iris Liu, (852)28346863, i.liu@isshk.org
About this study
Official title: Jockey Club Support Project to Enhance Emotion Regulation Skills and Resilience of Cross-Boundary Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Guided by the process model of emotion regulation, integrative affect-regulation framework for resilience, and the reciprocal dynamics of emotion, affect, and resilience in the family system, researchers will develop a parallel intervention to incorporate two key members in Mainland-Hong Kong cross-boundary families: a parent and a child by improving their affect/emotion regulation skills, de-escalate family conflicts, and flourish under hardships. Specifically, researchers predict that participants in the intervention group will report greater improvement in resilience, emotion regulation, psychological well-being, family harmony, and social connectedness than those in the control group.
Read the detailed description
Researchers will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) intervention study targeting cross-boundary families' affect/emotion regulation skills as well as personal and family resilience. Researchers will implement two arms with the allocation ratio of 2:1. As most cross-boundary children are preoccupied with after-school academies and extracurricular activities, participating parents will receive four group activity sessions, while children will receive two sessions. The intervention themes and skills are the same for parents and children but condensed for children.
Researchers will collaborate with the International Social Services Hong Kong Branch (Shenzhen) (hereinafter referred to as "ISS"), an NGO that has served cross-boundary families in Shenzhen for over 30 years.
- Conditions
- Family Relations, Resilience, Emotion Regulation
- Being tested
- Emotion Regulation Skills Training, Moderation in Consumer Electronics Use Training
- Keywords
- cross-boundary families, resilience, emotion regulation, randomized controlled trial
- Medical subject headings
- Emotional Regulation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Emotion Regulation Skills TrainingBehavioural
This arm will receive training in emotion regulation skills, including mindfulness skills to help redeploy their attention, cognitive reappraisal skills to analyze stimuli or emotion-eliciting events from a more comprehensive perspective, situation change skills to regulate emotions by exposing oneself to nature, experiential acceptance skills through metaphor, and breathing techniques. They will also receive training in theories of the family emotion system.
Moderation in Consumer Electronics Use TrainingBehavioural
This arm will be trained to moderate their and their family members' use of commercial electronics. They will do so by learning mechanisms behind addictions, family communication skills, and various substitute activities for commercial electronics usage.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Arm | Experimental | This arm will receive training in emotion regulation skills, including mindfulness skills to help redeploy their attention, cognitive reappraisal skills to analyze stimuli or emotion-eliciting events from a more comprehensive perspective, situation change skills to regulate emotions by exposing oneself to nature, experiential acceptance skills through metaphor, and breathing techniques. They will also receive training in theories of the family emotion system. Receives: Behavioral: Emotion Regulation Skills Training |
| Control | Active comparator | This arm will be trained to moderate their and their family members' use of commercial electronics. They will do so by learning mechanisms behind addictions, family communication skills, and various substitute activities for commercial electronics usage. Receives: Behavioral: Moderation in Consumer Electronics Use Training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Resilience
Participants' psychological resilience will be measured by the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Participants will report their perceived psychological resilience of self on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = strongly disagree; 4 = strongly agree). Higher total scores indicate higher levels of psychological resilience.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Cognitive Emotion Regulation
Participants' use of adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies will be measured by corresponding subscales of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). The study will employ five subscales, including acceptance, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, and putting into perspective, as these strategies are the targets of the intervention. Each subscale includes four items. Participants will report their use of each strategy on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = almost never; 5 = almost always). Higher scores for each subscale indicate more use of the corresponding cognitive emotion regulation strategy.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Behavioral Emotion Regulation
Participants' use of adaptive behavioral emotion regulation strategies will be measured by corresponding subscales of the Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (BERQ). The study will employ two subscales (seeking distraction and putting into perspective) as these strategies are the targets of the intervention. Each subscale includes four items. Participants will report their use of each strategy on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = almost never; 5 = almost always). Higher scores for each subscale indicate more use of the corresponding behavioral emotion regulation strategy.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Affective Experiences
Participants' affective experiences will be measured by the International Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form (I-PANAS-SF). Participants will report their experienced positive and negative affect on a 10-item, 5-point Likert scale (1 = never; 5 = always). Higher scores indicate higher levels of positive or negative affect.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
Participants' depression and anxiety symptoms will be measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4). On this 4-point Likert scale from 0 to 3, participants will report their frequency of depression and anxiety symptoms. Higher scores indicate more severe symptoms.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Well-being
Participants will also complete the 5-item WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5). They will report their well-being with a 6-point Likert scale (0 = at no time; 5 = all of the time). Higher scores indicate higher levels of well-being.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes (5)
Family Resilience
Participants' family resilience will be measured by the Walsh Family Resilience Questionnaire Short Version (WFRQ-9). Participants will report their perceived family resilience on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = rarely/never; 5 = almost always), with higher scores indicating higher levels of family resilience.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Family harmony
Participants will complete the 8-item Family Harmony Scale. Participants will report their perceived level of family harmony on this 8-item, 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree; 5 = strongly agree). Higher scores indicate higher levels of family harmony.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Parent-Child Conflicts
Participants' recent conflicts with their children or parents will be measured by two single-item scales. Participants will report their frequency of conflicts on one scale and the intensity on another. Each scale ranges from one (no conflicts) to five (four or more times of conflicts or very severe conflicts).
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Parenting Self-Efficacy
Parents will report their parenting self-efficacy on the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale. Participants will indicate their perceived self-efficacy in parenting activities on a 17-item, 6-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree; 6 = strongly agree). Higher scores indicate higher levels of self-efficacy in parenting.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Parental Stress
Parents will complete the Parental Stress Scale (PSS) to measure their subjective feelings of stress as a parent. Participants will report their perceived parental stress on a 18-item, 6-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree; 6 = strongly agree). Higher scores indicate higher levels of parental stress.
Measured: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted22 Aug 2025
- Study start15 Nov 2025
- Primary completionApr 2028 (estimated)
- Study completionAug 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Family RelationsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 450 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- City University of Hong Kong
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, International Social Services Hong Kong Branch
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dr. Nancy Xiaonan Yu, City University of Hong Kong
- Investigators
- Nancy X Yu, Doctoral, Principal investigator, City University of Hong Kong
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07136064
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Jockey Club Support Project
- Status last verified
- Feb 2026
- First submitted
- 13 Aug 2025
- Last updated
- 12 Feb 2026
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 12 Feb 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Jockey Club Support Project to Enhance Emotion Regulation Skills and Resilience of Cross-Boundary Families: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07136064
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Jockey Club Support Project
- Conditions
- Family Relations, Resilience, Emotion Regulation
- Keywords
- cross-boundary families, resilience, emotion regulation, randomized controlled trial
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 450 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- City University of Hong KongUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, International Social Services Hong Kong Branch
- Study start
- 15 Nov 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Aug 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 22 Aug 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
Guided by the process model of emotion regulation, integrative affect-regulation framework for resilience, and the reciprocal dynamics of emotion, affect, and resilience in the family system, researchers will develop a parallel intervention to incorporate two key members in Mainland-Hong Kong cross-boundary families: a parent and a child by improving their affect/emotion regulation skills, de-escalate family conflicts, and flourish under hardships. Specifically, researchers predict that participants in the intervention group will report greater improvement in resilience, emotion regulation, psychological well-being, family harmony, and social connectedness than those in the control group.
Detailed description
Researchers will conduct a randomized controlled trial (RCT) intervention study targeting cross-boundary families' affect/emotion regulation skills as well as personal and family resilience. Researchers will implement two arms with the allocation ratio of 2:1. As most cross-boundary children are preoccupied with after-school academies and extracurricular activities, participating parents will receive four group activity sessions, while children will receive two sessions. The intervention themes and skills are the same for parents and children but condensed for children.
Researchers will collaborate with the International Social Services Hong Kong Branch (Shenzhen) (hereinafter referred to as "ISS"), an NGO that has served cross-boundary families in Shenzhen for over 30 years.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Arm | Experimental | Behavioral: Emotion Regulation Skills TrainingThis arm will receive training in emotion regulation skills, including mindfulness skills to help redeploy their attention, cognitive reappraisal skills to analyze stimuli or emotion-eliciting events from a more comprehensive perspective, situation change skills to regulate emotions by exposing oneself to nature, experiential acceptance skills through metaphor, and breathing techniques. They will also receive training in theories of the family emotion system. |
| Control | Active comparator | Behavioral: Moderation in Consumer Electronics Use TrainingThis arm will be trained to moderate their and their family members' use of commercial electronics. They will do so by learning mechanisms behind addictions, family communication skills, and various substitute activities for commercial electronics usage. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 10 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- have at least one child between the fifth and twelfth grade;
- can participate in the intervention with their child;
- are Hong Kong residents or have a family member who is a Hong Kong resident;
- live in Shenzhen.
- are between the fifth and twelfth grade;
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- those who have current diagnoses of severe physical or mental illnesses;
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Emotion Regulation Skills TrainingThis arm will receive training in emotion regulation skills, including mindfulness skills to help redeploy their attention, cognitive reappraisal skills to analyze stimuli or emotion-eliciting events from a more comprehensive perspective, situation change skills to regulate emotions by exposing oneself to nature, experiential acceptance skills through metaphor, and breathing techniques. They will also receive training in theories of the family emotion system. | Behavioural | Intervention Arm |
| Moderation in Consumer Electronics Use TrainingThis arm will be trained to moderate their and their family members' use of commercial electronics. They will do so by learning mechanisms behind addictions, family communication skills, and various substitute activities for commercial electronics usage. | Behavioural | Control |
Primary outcome
Resilience
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Participants' psychological resilience will be measured by the 25-item Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale. Participants will report their perceived psychological resilience of self on a 5-point Likert scale (0 = strongly disagree; 4 = strongly agree). Higher total scores indicate higher levels of psychological resilience.
Cognitive Emotion Regulation
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Participants' use of adaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies will be measured by corresponding subscales of the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ). The study will employ five subscales, including acceptance, positive refocusing, refocus on planning, positive reappraisal, and putting into perspective, as these strategies are the targets of the intervention. Each subscale includes four items. Participants will report their use of each strategy on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = almost never; 5 = almost always). Higher scores for each subscale indicate more use of the corresponding cognitive emotion regulation strategy.
Behavioral Emotion Regulation
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Participants' use of adaptive behavioral emotion regulation strategies will be measured by corresponding subscales of the Behavioral Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (BERQ). The study will employ two subscales (seeking distraction and putting into perspective) as these strategies are the targets of the intervention. Each subscale includes four items. Participants will report their use of each strategy on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = almost never; 5 = almost always). Higher scores for each subscale indicate more use of the corresponding behavioral emotion regulation strategy.
Affective Experiences
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Participants' affective experiences will be measured by the International Positive and Negative Affect Schedule Short Form (I-PANAS-SF). Participants will report their experienced positive and negative affect on a 10-item, 5-point Likert scale (1 = never; 5 = always). Higher scores indicate higher levels of positive or negative affect.
Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Participants' depression and anxiety symptoms will be measured by the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4). On this 4-point Likert scale from 0 to 3, participants will report their frequency of depression and anxiety symptoms. Higher scores indicate more severe symptoms.
Well-being
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Participants will also complete the 5-item WHO Well-Being Index (WHO-5). They will report their well-being with a 6-point Likert scale (0 = at no time; 5 = all of the time). Higher scores indicate higher levels of well-being.
5 secondary outcomes
Family Resilience
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Family harmony
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Parent-Child Conflicts
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Parenting Self-Efficacy
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Parental Stress
Time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 12 Feb 2026.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Nancy X Yu, Doctoral principal investigator
City University of Hong Kong
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Emotion Regulation Skills Training and Moderation in Consumer Electronics Use Training in people with Family Relations and Resilience, run by City University of Hong Kong 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 7 inclusion and 1 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 12 Feb 2026. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Nancy X Yu, Doctoral (85234429436, nancy.yu@cityu.edu.hk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Resilience (time frame: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 12 Feb 2026.