An interventional study of REThink Intervention in Bullying Victimisation, Bullying of Child and Bullying Behavior, sponsored by Babes-Bolyai University. Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Romania. Open to participants aged 10 Years to 24 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-22.
Sponsored by Babes-Bolyai University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
In order to test the effect of the intervention, a multi-center randomized control trial (RCT) will be conducted to test the efficacy of the REThink interventions on improving bullying (both victimization and aggression) and mental health compared with a care as usual group. A minimum of 1000 students from the participating institutions (schools will be able to join based on a recruitment call), will be recruited and randomly assigned to either the experimental or control group.
57 studies on the registry are indexed under Bullying; 9 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 1,000 is above the median of 228 across 51 interventional studies indexed under Bullying.
Browse Bullying studies →Babes-Bolyai University is the lead sponsor of 51 studies on the registry; 13 are open to participants now.
Compared within Bullying, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Behavior. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →
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To ensure age-appropriate interventions, students below the age of 18 in the experimental group will receive the REThink game, while college-aged participants will engage with the REThink LIFE game.
Behavioral: REThink Intervention
The students randomized in the control group will access the intervention after finalizing the post-test measurement
At its core, the REThink game consists of seven levels, each focusing on a specific emotion-regulation skill crucial for emotional health. The game's story is based on the RETMAN character which helps the player fight the power of the "Irrationalizer" who personalizes irrational beliefs. The game is based on cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy - the unified protocol (Barlow et al., 2004) and well-supported Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy (Ellis, 1995). Each level is composed of three sublevels, increasing in difficulty, and also has an embedded validated assessment system (composed of a sublevel for each level; David, Tomoiaga \& Fodor, 2024), and can function as a standalone intervention.
Bullying
Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents will be used to measure bullying. The scale is composed of 26 items, the minimum score is 26 and the maximum 130. Higher scores represent higher levels of bullying
Time frame: baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention
Mental Health
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale is used for mental healh. For this scale, lower scores represent lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress, the minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 63.
Time frame: baseline assessment
Mental Health Stigma
Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale measures mental health stigma. Lower scores represent an improvement.
Time frame: baseline assessment
Stress
MoodWheel instrument is used to measure stress. The scale is composed of 32 items representing emotions which are divided into four subscales: positive functional emotions, positive dysfunctional emotions, negative functional and negative dysfunctional emotions. Scores at each subscale represent higher levels of that category of emotion.The minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 160.
Time frame: baseline assessment
Self Compassion
The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form is used to measure self-compassion. The scale has two dimensions, namely Self-Care, where higher scores represent higher levels of self-care, and Self-Disparagement, where lower scores represent an improvement.The minim score is 12 and the maximum is 60.
Time frame: baseline assessment
Compassion
Compassion Scale for children is a valid and reliable measurement tool that will be able to determine the level of compassion of children between the ages of 10 to 18-year-olds.The minimum score is 9, and maximum is 54.
Time frame: baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention
Emotion Regulation
The in-game assessment for each REThink intervention. This assessment system is the trial version of the game with sections for each level and very good psychometric properties. For this system, higher scores represent higher levels of various emotion-regulation abilities.
Time frame: baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention
Trauma Screening
Childhood Trauma Screener is used to measure past traumatic experiences .The scale is composed of 5 items each representing a type of trauma or abuse. Higher scores represent higher frequency of abuse and/or trauma. The minimum score is and the maximum score is 5 and the maximum 25.
Time frame: baseline assessment, one week before starting the intervention
Changes in Bullying
Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents will be used to measure bullying. The scale is composed of 26 items, the minimum score is 26 and the maximum 130. Higher scores represent higher levels of bullying
Time frame: post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention
Changes in Mental Health
Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale is used for mental healh. For this scale, lower scores represent lower levels of anxiety, depression and stress, the minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 63.
Time frame: post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention
Changes in Mental Health Stigma
The Peer Mental Health Stigmatization Scale measures mental health stigma. Lower scores represent an improvement.
Time frame: post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention
Changes in Stress
MoodWheel instrumentis used to measure stress. The scale is composed of 32 items representing emotions which are divided into four subscales: positive functional emotions, positive dysfunctional emotions, negative functional and negative dysfunctional emotions. Scores at each subscale represent higher levels of that category of emotion.The minimum score is 0 and the maximum is 160
Time frame: post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention
Changes in Self-Compassion
The Self-Compassion Scale Short Form is used to measure self-compassion. The scale has two dimensions, namely Self-Care, where higher scores represent higher levels of self-care, and Self-Disparagement, where lower scores represent an improvement.The minim score is 12 and the maximum is 60.
Time frame: post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention
Changes in Compassion
Compassion Scale for children is a valid and reliable measurement tool that will be able to determine the level of compassion of children between the ages of 10 to 18-year-olds.The minimum score is 9, and maximum is 54.
Time frame: post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention
Changes in Emotion Regulation
The in-game assessment for each REThink intervention. This assessment system is the trial version of the game with sections for each level and very good psychometric properties. For this system, higher scores represent higher levels of various emotion-regulation abilities.
Time frame: post-test assessment, one week after finishing the intervention
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Start is estimated for Jan 2027; primary completion for Jul 2027, 6 months later.
Of 36 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Bullying, half reached primary completion within 10 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 18. This study's planned 6 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 40 studies reached it within 11 months; a quarter within 4 and three quarters within 20.
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