Can an app ease student anxiety? hong kong trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06623682
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an online self-help platform called JCTH+ for university students in Hong Kong who have moderate to severe anxiety or depression. About 1,684 students will either use the platform plus usual services or just usual services. The goal is to see if the platform improves mental health and quality of life, and whether it is cost-effective.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- online self-help platform with cognitive behavioural therapy modules
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide an affordable, scalable way to improve mental health for university students.
- What could go wrong
- This is a large trial but still early-stage. The platform may not work for everyone, and results may not apply outside Hong Kong.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,684 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * 18 years old or above * Able to read Chinese or English * With internet connection and able to access the internet * With moderate-severe GAD-7 a/o moderate-severe PHQ-9 * studying full-time at a tertiary education institution in Hong Kong Exclusion Criteria: * not able to read and understand Chinese; * under 18 years old; * not able to access the Internet or use digital devices * without depressive symptoms or anxiety symptoms
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Diversity and Well-being Lab
RECRUITINGHong Kong, Hong Kong
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