Acculturative StressNCT07803107
Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducational Program for Cultural Adaptation and Psychological Resilience Among International Students
A study testing Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducational Program and Career-Guidance Psychoeducational Program in people with Acculturative Stress and Psychological Resilience, run by European University of Lefke at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This study evaluated a psychoeducational program developed to support psychological adaptation and resilience among first-year international university students experiencing elevated acculturative stress. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Acculturative Stress, Psychological Resilience, Psychological Adaptation
- What is being tested?
- Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducational Program and Career-Guidance Psychoeducational Program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 45 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 24 Feb 2025to 12 May 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Scoring more than one standard deviation above the overall sample mean on the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS).
- Being a first-year international student enrolled at the study university.
- Providing written informed consent.
- Being able to attend the eight-week intervention program regularly.
Who cannot join
- Not meeting the predefined ASSIS criterion for elevated acculturative stress.
- Not being a first-year international student.
- Not providing written informed consent.
- Being unable to attend the eight-week intervention program regularly.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
European University of Lefke
Mersin, Northern Cyprus, 99010
About this study
Official title: The Effect of a Psychological Adaptation and Psychological Resilience Psychoeducation Program on Acculturative Stress Among International Students
This study evaluated a psychoeducational program developed to support psychological adaptation and resilience among first-year international university students experiencing elevated acculturative stress. Participants who met the study eligibility criteria were assigned to one of three study conditions: a cognitive-behavioral psychoeducation group, a placebo-control group receiving career guidance activities, or a waiting-list control group. The psychoeducational intervention was delivered over eight weeks. Psychological adaptation, resilience, and acculturative stress-related outcomes were assessed using standardized self-report measures before and after the intervention. The study aimed to examine whether participation in the psychoeducational program was associated with changes in these psychological outcomes compared with the two control conditions.
- Being tested
- Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducational Program, Career-Guidance Psychoeducational Program
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducational ProgramBehavioural
The intervention consisted of a structured cognitive-behavioral psychoeducational program designed to support psychological adaptation and resilience and to address acculturative stress among international students. The program was delivered once weekly for eight weeks, for a total of eight sessions. Sessions included psychoeducational and cognitive-behavioral activities focusing on cultural adaptation, coping with acculturative stress, and psychological resilience.
Career-Guidance Psychoeducational ProgramBehavioural
Participants received a career-guidance psychoeducational program designed to provide information and activities related to career development. The program was delivered once weekly for eight weeks, for a total of eight sessions. It did not include the cognitive-behavioral components specifically targeting psychological adaptation, resilience, or acculturative stress.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducation Group | Experimental | Participants assigned to this arm received the cognitive-behavioral psychoeducational program developed to support psychological adaptation and resilience and to reduce acculturative stress among international students. The program was delivered over eight weeks. Receives: Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducational Program |
| Placebo-Control Group | Active comparator | Participants assigned to this arm received a career-guidance psychoeducational program that did not include the cognitive-behavioral components targeting psychological adaptation, resilience, or acculturative stress. Receives: Behavioral: Career-Guidance Psychoeducational Program |
| Waiting-List Control Group | No intervention | Participants assigned to this arm did not receive a study intervention during the eight-week intervention period and served as a waiting-list control group. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Acculturative Stress
Acculturative stress was assessed using the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS), developed by Sandhu and Asrabadi (1994). The ASSIS consists of 36 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Total scores range from 36 to 180, with higher scores indicating greater acculturative stress. Change in ASSIS total scores from baseline to post-intervention was evaluated.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Sep 2026
- Study start24 Feb 2025
- Primary completion12 May 2025
- Study completion12 May 2025
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Acculturative StressStudies 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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Participants were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to one of three parallel study arms: a cognitive-behavioral psychoeducation group, a placebo-control group, or a waiting-list control group.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 45 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- European University of Lefke
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Dilem Öke, European University of Lefke
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07803107
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- EUL-DOKE-001
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 31 Aug 2026
- Last updated
- 20 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of a Psychological Adaptation and Psychological Resilience Psychoeducation Program on Acculturative Stress Among International Students
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07803107
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- EUL-DOKE-001
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 45 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- European University of LefkeUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 24 Feb 2025 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 12 May 2025 (actual)
- Study completion
- 12 May 2025 (actual)
- First posted
- 3 Sep 2026 (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.
This study evaluated a psychoeducational program developed to support psychological adaptation and resilience among first-year international university students experiencing elevated acculturative stress. Participants who met the study eligibility criteria were assigned to one of three study conditions: a cognitive-behavioral psychoeducation group, a placebo-control group receiving career guidance activities, or a waiting-list control group. The psychoeducational intervention was delivered over eight weeks. Psychological adaptation, resilience, and acculturative stress-related outcomes were assessed using standardized self-report measures before and after the intervention. The study aimed to examine whether participation in the psychoeducational program was associated with changes in these psychological outcomes compared with the two control conditions.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 3
- Model description
- Participants were randomly assigned in a 1:1:1 ratio to one of three parallel study arms: a cognitive-behavioral psychoeducation group, a placebo-control group, or a waiting-list control group.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducation Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducational ProgramParticipants assigned to this arm received the cognitive-behavioral psychoeducational program developed to support psychological adaptation and resilience and to reduce acculturative stress among international students. The program was delivered over eight weeks. |
| Placebo-Control Group | Active comparator | Behavioral: Career-Guidance Psychoeducational ProgramParticipants assigned to this arm received a career-guidance psychoeducational program that did not include the cognitive-behavioral components targeting psychological adaptation, resilience, or acculturative stress. |
| Waiting-List Control Group | No intervention | –Participants assigned to this arm did not receive a study intervention during the eight-week intervention period and served as a waiting-list control group. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Scoring more than one standard deviation above the overall sample mean on the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS).
- Being a first-year international student enrolled at the study university.
- Providing written informed consent.
- Being able to attend the eight-week intervention program regularly.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Not meeting the predefined ASSIS criterion for elevated acculturative stress.
- Not being a first-year international student.
- Not providing written informed consent.
- Being unable to attend the eight-week intervention program regularly.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducational ProgramThe intervention consisted of a structured cognitive-behavioral psychoeducational program designed to support psychological adaptation and resilience and to address acculturative stress among international students. The program was delivered once weekly for eight weeks, for a total of eight sessions. Sessions included psychoeducational and cognitive-behavioral activities focusing on cultural adaptation, coping with acculturative stress, and psychological resilience. | Behavioural | Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducation Group |
| Career-Guidance Psychoeducational ProgramParticipants received a career-guidance psychoeducational program designed to provide information and activities related to career development. The program was delivered once weekly for eight weeks, for a total of eight sessions. It did not include the cognitive-behavioral components specifically targeting psychological adaptation, resilience, or acculturative stress. | Behavioural | Placebo-Control Group |
Primary outcome
Change in Acculturative Stress
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention
Acculturative stress was assessed using the Acculturative Stress Scale for International Students (ASSIS), developed by Sandhu and Asrabadi (1994). The ASSIS consists of 36 items rated on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Total scores range from 36 to 180, with higher scores indicating greater acculturative stress. Change in ASSIS total scores from baseline to post-intervention was evaluated.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Cognitive-Behavioral Psychoeducational Program and Career-Guidance Psychoeducational Program in people with Acculturative Stress and Psychological Resilience, run by European University of Lefke at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
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 4 inclusion and 4 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 20 Oct 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 Turkey (Türkiye). 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?
Change in Acculturative Stress (time frame: Baseline and immediately after the 8-week intervention). 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 20 Oct 2026.