ProHEAD: Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents with Mental Health Problems; Sub-Project No. 1: Online intervention

ProHEAD: Promoting Help-seeking using E-technology for Adolescents with Mental Health Problems; Sub-Project No. 1: Online intervention - ProHEAD TP 1

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00014685

Enrollment

1500

Registered

2018-07-03

Start date

2018-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F00-F99

Interventions

Group 1: Children and adolescents receive access to tailored information based on their individual screening results on where to seek professional help for their specific needs close to their place of

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 19 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Both informed consent (from participating adolescents and their parents in case of minors). Children and adolescents are included in the present clinical trial if they endorse any form of mental health problems, including: serious suicide thoughts or attempts in the past two weeks, a score above 19 points on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire total score. Further, children and adolescents will be included if they report the following: Body Mass Index (BMI) < 5th percentile (adjusted for age and gender) AND concurrent fear of weight gain OR current alcohol use disorder OR a score above 14 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-9.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: non-sufficient German language skills, no access to the internet

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Main Outcome is actual help-seeking in the mental healthcare system assessed by self-reports: Actual Help-Seeking Questionnaire (AHSQ)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary outcomes are frequency of contacts to the professional mental health care system, time to first contact within the professional mental health care system as well as symptom development after 1- and 2-year follow-up. Further, the interventions will be compared using health economic analyses. Actual Help-Seeking Questionnaire (AHSQ); Barriers of Help-Seeking, Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire, KIDSCREEN - Health-related quality of life measure for children and adolescents	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary outcomes are frequency of contacts to the professional mental health care system, time to first contact within the professional mental health care system as well as symptom development after 1- and 2-year follow-up. Further, the interventions will be compared using health economic analyses. Actual Help-Seeking Questionnaire (AHSQ); Barriers of Help-Seeking, Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire, KIDSCREEN - Health-related quality of life measure for children and adolescents

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactSophia Lustig

Zentrum für Psychosoziale Medizin, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie

heidelberg@prohead.de+49 6221 5636939

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 4, 2026