Training student volunteers to help their friends with mental health problems

The effectiveness of gatekeeper training in promoting mental health literacy among students in a university setting in South India - NIL

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/05/087952

Enrollment

1400

Registered

2025-05-30

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-06-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Gatekeeper training intervention: The intervention is a structured gatekeeper training program designed to improve mental health literacy among university students. Selected student vol

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Undergraduate students enrolled in the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year of their academics from the BPT, BASLP, BSc CVT, BSc MIT, BSc RT and BSc RRT courses in both the Manipal and Mangalore campuses of MAHE university

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Students from the fourth year of academics or those who are doing internships will be excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Manualized, comprehensive gatekeeper training module will be developedTimepoint: This will be completed in the 3rd phase of the study, which will be done from 18 months to 30 months of the whole study period.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Following the gatekeeper training, changes in MHL and referral practices will be observedTimepoint: From 18 months to 30 months and it will be conducted in the 3rd phase.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Varalakshmi Chandra Sekaran

Prasanna School of Public Health

varalakshmi.cs@manipal.edu9535810325

Outcome results