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Trial reportEuropean child & adolescent psychiatry2019

Is REThink therapeutic game effective in preventing emotional disorders in children and adolescents? Outcomes of a randomized clinical trial.

Oana A David, Roxana A I Cardoș, Silviu Matu

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in European child & adolescent psychiatry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03308981 (Efficacy of the REThink Therapeutic Online Game in Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental Health), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Efficacy of the REThink Therapeutic Online Game in Promoting Child and Adolescent Mental Health

TypeinterventionalSponsorBabes-Bolyai UniversityRan2016 to 2017Enrolled165ConditionsResilience, PsychologicalArmsREThink therapeutic online game, REBE group
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Analysis of the Status and Future Direction for Digital Therapeutics in Children and Adolescent Psychiatry.Journal of the Korean Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2023
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  16. The REThink Online Therapeutic Game: A Usability Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Oana A DavidDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, The International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babeş-Bolyai University, No. 37, Republicii Street, 400015, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Roxana A I CardoșDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, The International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babeş-Bolyai University, No. 37, Republicii Street, 400015, Cluj-Napoca, Romania. roxana.cardos@ubbcluj.ro.
Silviu MatuDepartment of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, The International Institute for the Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babeş-Bolyai University, No. 37, Republicii Street, 400015, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Babeș-Bolyai University · ROInternational Institute for Advanced Studies · JP

Funding

Romanian National Authority for Scientific Research PN-II-PT-PCCA-2013-4-1937
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Therapeutic games represent a promising solution for addressing emotional difficulties in youths. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of the REThink game, in helping children and adolescents, to develop psychological resilience. Therefore, 165 children aged between 10 and 16 years were randomly assigned in one of the three groups: 54 participants in the REThink condition, 55 participants in the Rational Emotive Behavior Education condition, and 56 participants in the waitlist condition. Results indicated that the REThink intervention had a significant impact on emotional symptoms (a moderate-effect size, d = 0.46) and on depressive mood (a large-effect size, d = 0.84). Furthermore, REThink had a significant impact on children's ability to regulate their emotions, with a significant effect on emotional awareness (d = 0.64), and on the ability for emotional control (d = 0.69). In conclusion, the implications of the REThink game are discussed in relationship with resiliency building programs designed for youths.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03308981.

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Psychotherapy, Rational-EmotiveResilience, PsychologicalVideo GamesAdolescentChildEmotionsFemaleHumansMaleMood DisordersTreatment OutcomeInternalizing disordersRandomized-controlled trialRational emotive behavioral therapyTherapeutic game

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PMID29992353
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