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The Caring Universities Project: GetStarted RCT

Netherlands176 participantsStarted 2021-11-19

Plain-language summary

Within the Caring Universities project (study protocol VCWE- 2020-076 accepted by the VCWE), we have developed a guided e-health programme (GetStarted) designed to reduce procrastination in university students. With the current study, we aim to examine the effectiveness of GetStarted in reducing procrastination behaviour. Secondary goals are to gain an insight into pre-test to post-test differences regarding symptoms of low mood, anxiety and quality of life. Additionally, we aim to gain insight into the effects of participants' satisfaction with the intervention and Ecoach, the usability of the program, and treatment adherence on the effectiveness of the treatment.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * aged 16 or older * enrolled at one of the participating universities * fluent in Dutch and/or English * access to a PC or mobile device with internet access * score 32 or above on the Irrational Procrastination Scale (IPS) * provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * any suicidal risk by identifying if they (the participants) have had thoughts of killing themselves or have made plans of killing themselves in the past year and then responding to the question "How likely do you think it is that you will act on this plan in the next 12 months?" with somewhat likely or very likely

What they're measuring

Change in procrastination behaviours

Timeframe: T0/T1 (Baseline) to T2/T3 (Post-test: 4-weeks) to T5 (Follow up: 6 months)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05478096

SponsorVU University of Amsterdam

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-11

Contact for this trial

Sascha Y Struijs, PhD

+316 48 20 62 23 s.y.struijs@vu.nl