No Time to Wait — Single-Session Growth-Mindset Program for Teens

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional project delivers a single-session online growth-mindset intervention to Hong Kong adolescents with elevated depression or anxiety symptoms. Eligible participants aged 12–17 with PHQ-9 or GAD-7 scores ≥10 complete baseline questionnaires, complete the self-guided digital session in Chinese, and provide parental consent. Researchers will exclude youth with recent psychological treatment, severe comorbid psychiatric disorders, or active suicidal ideation, and will collect follow-up symptom, functioning, and satisfaction measures after the session. The program is designed to be brief, low-cost, and scalable to reach young people who face barriers to traditional services.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

(1) being Hong Kong residents aged 12 - 17; (2) having anxiety and/or depression symptoms, scoring 10 or above, in accordance with Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) or General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7); (3) having access to the internet and a valid email address for communication, (4) being able to understand and read Chinese and, (5) participants' parent or legal guardian will be willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

(1) they have received another psychological treatment for depression and/or anxiety in the past 3 months, (2) they report a diagnosis of other comorbid severe psychiatric disorder, including psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, dissociative disorder, or other neurocognitive disorders that make participation infeasible or interfere with the adherence to the digital self-help intervention, (3) they would participate in another similar study concurrently, (4) any suicidal ideation is reported (score \> 2 on Question 9 of the Beck Depression Inventory), (5) they report substance abuse history, (6) having changes in psychotropic medication within 2 weeks before baseline assessment; or (7) they report pregnancy.

Where it's running

• United Christian Hospital
  Hong Kong, Hong Kong Recruiting

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.