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Impact of a Mental Health Curriculum for High School Students on Knowledge and Stigma

NCT02561780 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 534

Last updated 2015-09-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study examines the effectiveness of a school based mental health literacy intervention for high school students, on improving mental health knowledge and reducing stigma. Twenty-four high schools in the regional area of Ottawa, Canada were randomly assigned to either the curriculum or control condition at a two to one ratio. The educational curriculum was integrated within grade 11 and 12 Provincial "Healthy Living" courses, delivered by teachers, and replaced existing educational content on mental health.

Conditions

  • Mental Disorders
  • Education Curriculum
  • Comparative Effectiveness Research
  • Early Intervention
  • Adolescents

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Curriculum

A mental health educational resource delivered in the classroom by trained educators

BEHAVIORAL

eLearning Follow-up

An online mental health education module that students access individually

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Ottawa

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Robert P Milin, MD · Associate Professor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

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