A trial to determine the effectiveness of a mental health intervention among youth in Chennai

Youth co-Production for sustainable Engagement and Empowerment in health (YiPEE)- Chennai cluster RCT - (YiPEE)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/07/070949

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2024-07-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-08-19

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Whole school intervention through student, teacher and stakeholder involvement: A multicomponent activity based intervention, YiPEE targets interventions at three levels – the inner, so

this will be accompanied by a teacher well-being peer group as well as periodic teacher well-being gatherings (in weeks 1,4,7,10). Classroom intervention for the students will be 8 weeks long, with

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Students are eligible if they are: -aged 12-15 years at recruitment -resident in the surrounding community (i.e. not an exchange student who is only temporarily registered) -competent to give consent -has a legal guardian competent of giving consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mental health measured on a 4 point Likert scale using the short 10 question form of UNICEF MMAPP tool as well as the 3 functional limitations questionsTimepoint: Baseline and endline	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
CONNECTEDNESS measured with 4 items on a 5 point Likert scale with the connectedness subscale of the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-beingTimepoint: Baseline and endline;GRATITUDE measured with 6 items on a 7 point Likert scale with the Gratitude questionnaireTimepoint: Baseline and endline;HOPE measured with 6 items on a 6-point Likert scale with the Children’s Hope ScaleTimepoint: Baseline and endline;KINDNESS measured with 5 items on a 5-point Likert scale with the School Kindness ScaleTimepoint: Baseline and endline;RESILIENCE measured with 6 items on a 5 point Likert scale with the Brief Resilience Scale?Timepoint: Baseline and endline;SENSE OF BELONGING measured with 8 items on a 4 point Likert scale using the Student sense of belonging subscale of the Beyond Blue School Climate Questionnaire?Timepoint: Baseline and endline;SOCIAL COHESION measured with 5 items on a 4 point Likert scale using the social cohesion and trust subscale of the Collective Efficacy ScaleTimepoint: Baseline and endline;SUICIDAL IDEATION measured using a standardised question from UNICEF’s MMAPP toolTimepoint: Baseline and endline;WELLBEING measured with 7 items on a 5 point Likert scale using the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Survey (SWEMWBS)?Timepoint: Baseline and endline	—

Measure

Time frame

CONNECTEDNESS measured with 4 items on a 5 point Likert scale with the connectedness subscale of the EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-beingTimepoint: Baseline and endline;GRATITUDE measured with 6 items on a 7 point Likert scale with the Gratitude questionnaireTimepoint: Baseline and endline;HOPE measured with 6 items on a 6-point Likert scale with the Children’s Hope ScaleTimepoint: Baseline and endline;KINDNESS measured with 5 items on a 5-point Likert scale with the School Kindness ScaleTimepoint: Baseline and endline;RESILIENCE measured with 6 items on a 5 point Likert scale with the Brief Resilience Scale?Timepoint: Baseline and endline;SENSE OF BELONGING measured with 8 items on a 4 point Likert scale using the Student sense of belonging subscale of the Beyond Blue School Climate Questionnaire?Timepoint: Baseline and endline;SOCIAL COHESION measured with 5 items on a 4 point Likert scale using the social cohesion and trust subscale of the Collective Efficacy ScaleTimepoint: Baseline and endline;SUICIDAL IDEATION measured using a standardised question from UNICEF’s MMAPP toolTimepoint: Baseline and endline;WELLBEING measured with 7 items on a 5 point Likert scale using the Short Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Survey (SWEMWBS)?Timepoint: Baseline and endline

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Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vijaya Raghavan Dhandapani

Department of Youth Mental Health- Schizophrenia Research Foundation (India)

vijayaraghavan@scarfindia.org04426151073

Outcome results