An experimental study to assesss the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid among the adolescents in the Udupi district of Karnataka

A Randomized Controlled Trial to assess the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training on mental health literacy, mental health stigma, confidence and skills among the late adolescents in the Udupi district of Karnataka

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2023/01/048836

Enrollment

218

Registered

2023-01-09

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-06

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Mental Health First Aid training: Randomly recruited experimental group will be undergoing 2 days of MHFA off-line training. They will be assessed on mental health literacy, Mental heal

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents of undergraduate educational programs 2. Adolescents, who can read and understand English 3. Adolescents who are available and willing to take part in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents who are pursuing health science courses 2. Adolescents studying psychology/psychiatry as the main subject 3. Adolescents who attended MHFA training/mental health training program previously.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary outcome measure of this study is whether MHFA trained individuals will improve readiness to offer help to people with mental disorders compared to waiting list controls.Timepoint: Baseline ,pre-test, post-test, after 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcome measures of this study are mental health literacy, mental health stigma, MHFA skill and confidenceTimepoint: Baseline ,pre-test, post-test, after 6 months	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSooraj K

Manipal Academy of Higher Education

sooraj.k@learner.manipal.edu9567172301

Outcome results