Sanctuary Youth Series Randomized Control Trial

NCT ID: NCT06693713

Last Updated: 2024-11-18

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-18

Study Completion Date

2025-05-31

Brief Summary

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Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries designed an eight-week program for youth ages 11-15 that uses games, short films, discussion questions, and exercises to engage with mental health and faith topics. The intervention package includes a facilitation guide and a guide for parents and caregivers. The program is intended to be conducted by an experienced facilitator, although there is no specific training provided for facilitators outside of the facilitation guide. The facilitator would lead groups of 11-15 year olds by leading games, showing the films, and facilitating discussion. The series is freely available on Sanctuary's website; individuals can access the material by creating an account, logging in, and downloading the course content. This RCT is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Youth Series course on improving youth's mental health literacy, knowledge, and attitudes towards help-seeking.

Detailed Description

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Churches will be recruited to the study based on social media sites and through Sanctuary's newsletter distribution lists. Churches who agree to participate in the study will be randomized to one of two groups, the Pilot Group that receives the 8-week series, and the Comparison Group, that does not receive the series. Both groups will be asked to complete a baseline survey and then a follow-up (end line) survey 8-weeks later. The results will be scored and compared between the two groups.

Conditions

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Mental Health Mental Health Help-Seeking Mental Health Literacy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Pilot Group

This group will receive an 8 week course on mental health knowledge. The series has been designed as an eight-week program for youth ages 11-15 that uses games, short films, discussion questions, and exercises to engage with mental health and faith topics.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mental Health Youth Series

Intervention Type OTHER

The Mental Health Youth Series is an eight-week program for youth ages 11-15 that uses games, short films, discussion questions, and exercises to engage with mental health and faith topics. The intervention package includes a facilitation guide and a guide for parents and caregivers. The program is intended to be conducted by an experienced facilitator, although there is no specific training provided for facilitators outside of the facilitation guide.

Comparison Group

This group will not receive any mental health information, but will continue using their normal youth group material as planned. They will participate in the baseline and end line surveys.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Mental Health Youth Series

The Mental Health Youth Series is an eight-week program for youth ages 11-15 that uses games, short films, discussion questions, and exercises to engage with mental health and faith topics. The intervention package includes a facilitation guide and a guide for parents and caregivers. The program is intended to be conducted by an experienced facilitator, although there is no specific training provided for facilitators outside of the facilitation guide.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Youth between the ages of 11-18 attending a youth group that has been recruited to the study.

Exclusion Criteria

* Youth outside of the age range that are not attending a youth group recruited to the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

11 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Excellence in Giving Insights

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kate Williams

Chief Impact Officer

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kate Williams, Masters

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Excellence in Giving Insights

Ashley Williams, Masters

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Excellence in Giving Insights

Lincoln Lau, PhD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

University of Toronto

Locations

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Excellence in Giving Insights

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Ashley R Williams, Masters

Role: CONTACT

240-997-8685

Kate Williams-Whitley, Masters

Role: CONTACT

412-841-5833

Facility Contacts

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Ashley Williams, Master

Role: primary

240-997-8685

Kate Williams, Masters

Role: backup

412-841-5833

Other Identifiers

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Pending

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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