Online HOPE Intervention on Mental Health Literacy Among Youths in Singapore: An RCT Protocol

NCT ID: NCT04266119

Last Updated: 2020-02-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

200 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-02-29

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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The author developed the HOPE intervention based on a systematic review (Tay, Tay, \& Klainin-Yobas, 2018). The overall aim of the study is to test the effectiveness of the online HOPE intervention in enhancing mental health literacy, depression literacy, psychological well-being and in reducing stress among youths aged 18 - 24 living in Singapore.

Detailed Description

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The study will be a two-group, parallel randomized control trial (RCT), with a pre-test, post-test and repeated, control group design.

he overall aim of the study is to test the effectiveness of the online HOPE intervention in enhancing mental health literacy, on depression literacy, psychological well-being and in reducing stress among youths aged 18 - 24 living in Singapore.

Conditions

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Mental Health Literacy Depression Literacy Psychological Well-being Stress, Psychological

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Intervention

The HOPE intervention can be accessed through web. It consists of two sessions per week, with a total of four sessions. In this study, participants will be sent weekly weblinks for access to each session. Each session take about ten minutes to complete. Each session consist of pre-post multiple-choice and/or open-end question, video(s) and mental health information. The first session is about depression. The second session is about positive psychology and consists of relevant exercises such as gratitude, affect-based and strength-based exercises. The third session describes anxiety disorder. The last session describes relaxation techniques and self-management of unhelpful thoughts.

Each session consists of quizzes, video(s), and graphical / written information

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Online HOPE intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Online HOPE intervention to increase mental health literacy

Control

The group will receive a control website intervention that consists of several graphical inspirational quotes. Examples of the quotes are, 'Today is full of possible' and 'You can do anything'.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Online HOPE intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Online HOPE intervention to increase mental health literacy

Interventions

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Online HOPE intervention

Online HOPE intervention to increase mental health literacy

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* : a) students of a particular University in Singapore, b) aged between 18 to 24 years old, c) had internet access and d) could read, write and understand the English language.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

24 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Piyanee KLAININ-YOBAS, Associate Professor from National University of Singapore

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yong Shian Shawn GOH, Assistant Professor from National University of Singapore

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

National University of Singapore

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Tay Jing Ling

Graduate Student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jing Ling Tay, MN

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Singapore University of Singapore

Central Contacts

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Jing Ling Tay, MN

Role: CONTACT

References

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Tay JL. Online HOPE intervention on help-seeking attitudes and intentions among young adults in Singapore: A randomized controlled trial and process evaluation. Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2022 Dec;41:286-294. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2022.09.008. Epub 2022 Sep 17.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 36428062 (View on PubMed)

Tay JL, Goh YSS, Sim K, Klainin-Yobas P. Impact of the HOPE Intervention on Mental Health Literacy, Psychological Well-Being and Stress Levels amongst University Undergraduates: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 8;19(15):9772. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159772.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35955126 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NYF/Jul19/01

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

S-19-251

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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