Career Decision-making DifficultiesNCT03807895
REBT Intervention Program for Career Decision-making Difficulties in High School Pupils
A study testing REBT Career Intervention and Regular Career Intervention in people with Career Decision-making Difficulties and Worry, run by Babes-Bolyai University at 1 site in Romania.
Trial summary
Career decision-making difficulties are frequent problems for adolescents. Regular intervention or prevention programs mainly provide information for the students about themselves, about the world of work, about their interests and preferences etc. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 16 to 19 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Career Decision-making Difficulties, Worry, Psychological Distress
- What is being tested?
- REBT Career Intervention and Regular Career Intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 235 participants
- Where
- 1 siteRomania
- Study dates
- 1 Oct 2018to 1 Apr 2019
- 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 16 to 19 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Adolescents will have ages 16 years to 19 years (11th grade at high school).
- Are attending high school.
- Parents will sign the informed consent and adolescents provide informed assent.
Who cannot join
- Age below 16 or above 19 years.
- No signed informed consent from the parents.
- Uninterpretable answers on the validation items of the CDDQ (items nr. 7 and 12)
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effectiveness of an REBT Intervention Program on the Reduction of Career Decision-making Difficulties in High School Pupils
Career decision-making difficulties are frequent problems for adolescents. Regular intervention or prevention programs mainly provide information for the students about themselves, about the world of work, about their interests and preferences etc. Rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), a form of Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides help for adolescents to efficiently cope with emotional problems (e.g., psychological distress) related to the career decision-making process. The present study aims to investigate the efficiency of an REBT career intervention program implemented in a school setting. School settings are appropriate to deliver group intervention for students. Classes from Romanian public high-schools will be randomized in either intervention or treatment as usual groups.
Read the detailed description
The intervention will be group based, delivered in 8 sessions, over 8 weeks. Each of the eight modules aimed a different component: Psychoeducation, Information about self and world of work, Steps of career decision-making, Problem solving. Additionally, for the REBT groups: Relationship between cognitive distortions/irrational beliefs and emotions, Cognitive restructuring, Exposure/behavioral activation and emotional problem solving, Maintenance of gaining. Homework would be given at every session. REBT intervention programs delivered in school settings represent ecological modalities to target vulnerable groups. Adolescents will complete assessments at four time points: T1 (baseline), T2 (post-intervention), T3 (3 months follow-up) and T4 (6 months follow-up).
- Being tested
- REBT Career Intervention, Regular Career Intervention
- Keywords
- career indecision, career decision-making difficulties, worry, psychological distress
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
REBT Career InterventionBehavioural
Eight sessions of regular career intervention with rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) methods.
Regular Career InterventionBehavioural
Eight sessions of regular career intervention.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| REBT Career Intervention | Experimental | High-school students in the experiment group attend to eight modules of career intervention with rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) techniques. The eight modules aim a different component: Psychoeducation, Information about the self and the world of work, Steps of Decision making, Relationship between cognitive distortions/irrational beliefs and emotions, Cognitive Restructuring, Exposure/behavior activation and problem solving, Planning, Goal Setting. Receives: Behavioral: REBT Career Intervention |
| Regular Career Intervention | Active comparator | High-school students in the treatment as usual group attend to eight modules of career intervention with regular career intervention techniques. The eight modules aim a different component: Psychoeducation, Information about the self and the world of work, Steps of Decision making, Problem solving, Planning, Goal Setting. Receives: Behavioral: Regular Career Intervention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Career Decision-making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ; Gati, Krausz, & Osipow, 1996)
Measure of career decision-making difficulties.
Measured: Change from baseline career decision-making difficulties up to 24 weeks
Secondary outcomes (7)
Emotional Distress Profile (PDA; Opris & Macavei, 2005)
Measure of positive emotions, negative functional and negative dysfunctional emotions.
Measured: Change from baseline distress up to 24 weeks
Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C; Chorpita et al., 1997)
Measure of worry for children and adolescents.
Measured: Change from baseline worry up to 24 weeks
General Attitudes and Beliefs Scale Short Form (GABS-SF; Lindner et al., 1999)
Measure of Irrational Beliefs.
Measured: Change from baseline irrational beliefs up to 24 weeks
Beck Depression Inventory for Youth (BDI-Y; Beck, 2005)
Measure of depression of adolescents.
Measured: Change from baseline depression, anxiety up to 24 weeks
Beck Anxiety Inventory for Youth (BAI-Y; Beck, 2005)
Measure of anxiety of adolescents.
Measured: Change from baseline anxiety up to 24 weeks
Career Decision-making Self-Efficacy Short Form (Betz et al., 1996)
Measure of career decision-making self-efficacy.
Measured: Change from baseline career decision-making self-efficacy up to 24 weeks
Multidimensional Life Satisfaction (Seligson, Huebner, & Valois, 2003)
Measure of five areas of life satisfaction.
Measured: Change from baseline life satisfaction up to 24 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Jan 2019
- Study start1 Oct 2018
- Primary completion30 Jan 2019
- Study completion1 Apr 2019
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Career Decision-making DifficultiesStudies 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
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 235 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Viktoria Kulcsar, Babes-Bolyai University
- Investigators
- Anca Dobrean, Principal investigator, Babes-Bolyai University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03807895
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 19.175/24.10.2018
- Status last verified
- Aug 2019
- First submitted
- 15 Jan 2019
- Last updated
- 28 Aug 2019
- 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 28 Aug 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effectiveness of an REBT Intervention Program on the Reduction of Career Decision-making Difficulties in High School Pupils
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03807895
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 19.175/24.10.2018
- Keywords
- career indecision, career decision-making difficulties, worry, psychological distress
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 235 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Babes-Bolyai UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Oct 2018 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jan 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Apr 2019 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Jan 2019 (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.
Career decision-making difficulties are frequent problems for adolescents. Regular intervention or prevention programs mainly provide information for the students about themselves, about the world of work, about their interests and preferences etc. Rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT), a form of Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) provides help for adolescents to efficiently cope with emotional problems (e.g., psychological distress) related to the career decision-making process. The present study aims to investigate the efficiency of an REBT career intervention program implemented in a school setting. School settings are appropriate to deliver group intervention for students. Classes from Romanian public high-schools will be randomized in either intervention or treatment as usual groups.
Detailed description
The intervention will be group based, delivered in 8 sessions, over 8 weeks. Each of the eight modules aimed a different component: Psychoeducation, Information about self and world of work, Steps of career decision-making, Problem solving. Additionally, for the REBT groups: Relationship between cognitive distortions/irrational beliefs and emotions, Cognitive restructuring, Exposure/behavioral activation and emotional problem solving, Maintenance of gaining. Homework would be given at every session. REBT intervention programs delivered in school settings represent ecological modalities to target vulnerable groups. Adolescents will complete assessments at four time points: T1 (baseline), T2 (post-intervention), T3 (3 months follow-up) and T4 (6 months follow-up).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (participant, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| REBT Career Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: REBT Career InterventionHigh-school students in the experiment group attend to eight modules of career intervention with rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) techniques. The eight modules aim a different component: Psychoeducation, Information about the self and the world of work, Steps of Decision making, Relationship between cognitive distortions/irrational beliefs and emotions, Cognitive Restructuring, Exposure/behavior activation and problem solving, Planning, Goal Setting. |
| Regular Career Intervention | Active comparator | Behavioral: Regular Career InterventionHigh-school students in the treatment as usual group attend to eight modules of career intervention with regular career intervention techniques. The eight modules aim a different component: Psychoeducation, Information about the self and the world of work, Steps of Decision making, Problem solving, Planning, Goal Setting. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 16 to 19 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Adolescents will have ages 16 years to 19 years (11th grade at high school).
- Are attending high school.
- Parents will sign the informed consent and adolescents provide informed assent.
Key exclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Age below 16 or above 19 years.
- No signed informed consent from the parents.
- Uninterpretable answers on the validation items of the CDDQ (items nr. 7 and 12)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| REBT Career InterventionEight sessions of regular career intervention with rational emotive behavioral therapy (REBT) methods. | Behavioural | REBT Career Intervention |
| Regular Career InterventionEight sessions of regular career intervention. | Behavioural | Regular Career Intervention |
Primary outcome
Career Decision-making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ; Gati, Krausz, & Osipow, 1996)
Time frame: Change from baseline career decision-making difficulties up to 24 weeks
Measure of career decision-making difficulties.
7 secondary outcomes
Emotional Distress Profile (PDA; Opris & Macavei, 2005)
Time frame: Change from baseline distress up to 24 weeks
Penn State Worry Questionnaire for Children (PSWQ-C; Chorpita et al., 1997)
Time frame: Change from baseline worry up to 24 weeks
General Attitudes and Beliefs Scale Short Form (GABS-SF; Lindner et al., 1999)
Time frame: Change from baseline irrational beliefs up to 24 weeks
Beck Depression Inventory for Youth (BDI-Y; Beck, 2005)
Time frame: Change from baseline depression, anxiety up to 24 weeks
Beck Anxiety Inventory for Youth (BAI-Y; Beck, 2005)
Time frame: Change from baseline anxiety up to 24 weeks
Career Decision-making Self-Efficacy Short Form (Betz et al., 1996)
Time frame: Change from baseline career decision-making self-efficacy up to 24 weeks
Multidimensional Life Satisfaction (Seligson, Huebner, & Valois, 2003)
Time frame: Change from baseline life satisfaction up to 24 weeks
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 28 Aug 2019.
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.
Anca Dobrean principal investigator
Babes-Bolyai University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing REBT Career Intervention and Regular Career Intervention in people with Career Decision-making Difficulties and Worry, run by Babes-Bolyai University at 1 site in Romania.
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 28 Aug 2019. 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 Romania. 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?
Career Decision-making Difficulties Questionnaire (CDDQ; Gati, Krausz, & Osipow, 1996) (time frame: Change from baseline career decision-making difficulties up to 24 weeks). 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 28 Aug 2019.