RCT: the Effectiveness of LifeHack in Improving Mental Wellbeing in University Students.

Psychological issues are common among university students and affect mental wellbeing. The Caring Universities (CU) project, involving nine Dutch universities, aims to enhance students' mental health through an annual online questionnaire and a platform offering guided eHealth interventions. One intervention, LifeHack, utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy-based modules to improve mental wellbeing by enhancing resilience and life skills. The effects of LifeHack with pre-post measurements (total n = 216 at post-test) found found that LifeHack led to improvements in mental wellbeing, but dropout rates were influenced by lack of motivation and module relevance. A personalized version of LifeHack is being developed to address these issues and will be evaluated in an RCT to assess its effectiveness in improving mental wellbeing and related outcomes among university students.

NCT Number	NCT06423417
Lead Sponsor	Universiteit Leiden Collaborators: Maastricht University, VU University of Amsterdam, Utrecht University, University of Amsterdam, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Avans University of applied sciences, InHolland University of Applied Sciences
Conditions	Internet-based Intervention, Waiting List Control Group, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Quality of Life, Mental Wellbeing, Resilience
Enrollment	217 participants
Start Date	2023-11-01
Primary Completion	2025-07-31 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-07-31 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-06-22