Can group therapy tailored for turkish students ease emotional struggles?
NCT ID NCT07096141
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether an 8-session group therapy program, based on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and adapted for Turkish culture, can help university students better manage their emotions. Forty students from Bogazici University who struggle with emotion regulation will participate. The program aims to improve emotional wellbeing and provide free psychological support in a group setting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) group sessions
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, low-cost mental health support option for university students in Turkey.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. Participants may feel emotional distress during sessions.
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Study facts
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- 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Must be a Bogazici University student. 2. Must be 18 years or older. 3. Must score above the threshold on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Not Bogazici University student. 2. Has serious and severe mental illness. 3. High risk of self-harm/harm to others. 4. Scoring below the threshold of on the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS-16). 5. Younger than 18 years old.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bogazici University Student Guidance and Psychological Counselling Centre (BUREM)
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34342, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Translational Clinical Psychology Lab
RECRUITINGIstanbul, 34342, Turkey (Türkiye)
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