Anti-Stigma Project: Naturalistic pre-post comparative study of adolescents and young adults in schools to combat the stigma of mental illness

Anti-Stigma Project: Naturalistic pre-post comparative study of adolescents and young adults in schools to combat the stigma of mental illness - Anti-Stigma Projekt

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00033647

Enrollment

800

Registered

2024-02-16

Start date

2024-10-04

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-04-27

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Conditions

Stigmatization of mental illness

Interventions

Group 1: Subjects Mental illness is still a taboo subject in our society and there are many prejudices. This pre-post comparative study investigates the effects of an anti-stigma school project on att

- the meeting session, in which a mentally ill person talks about their history and experiences with mental illness and a psychiatric-psychological specialist moderates and provides additional informa

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

13 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: none

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Attitudes towards people with mental illness Based on a participatory approach, a pre-post comparative anti-stigma study will be conducted. The primary endpoint is the attitude towards people with mental illness, of participants in the anti-stigma project before and after the intervention. The data is collected before (T0) and after the intervention (T1) using the following questionnaire: - Attitude questionnaire: Schulze et al, 2003, based on the anti-stigma program "WPA pilot site questionnaire tool kit", Stuart H, 2001; German version, modified for general mental illness.	—

Measure

Time frame

Attitudes towards people with mental illness Based on a participatory approach, a pre-post comparative anti-stigma study will be conducted. The primary endpoint is the attitude towards people with mental illness, of participants in the anti-stigma project before and after the intervention. The data is collected before (T0) and after the intervention (T1) using the following questionnaire: - Attitude questionnaire: Schulze et al, 2003, based on the anti-stigma program "WPA pilot site questionnaire tool kit", Stuart H, 2001; German version, modified for general mental illness.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Stigma-related knowledge about mental illnesses Based on a participatory approach, a pre-post comparative anti-stigma study will be conducted. The secondary endpoint is the stigma-related knowledge about mental illness, of participants in the anti-stigma-projekt before and after the intervention. The data is collected before (T0) and after the intervention (T1) using the following questionnaire on stigma-related knowledge: - Knowledge Questionnaire: Mental Health Knowledge Schedule MAKS, Evans-Lacko et al, 2010; German version according to the authors' specifications, in Final Report, Social Media Project, Aktionsbündnis Seelische Gesundheit, 2020.	—

Measure

Time frame

Stigma-related knowledge about mental illnesses Based on a participatory approach, a pre-post comparative anti-stigma study will be conducted. The secondary endpoint is the stigma-related knowledge about mental illness, of participants in the anti-stigma-projekt before and after the intervention. The data is collected before (T0) and after the intervention (T1) using the following questionnaire on stigma-related knowledge: - Knowledge Questionnaire: Mental Health Knowledge Schedule MAKS, Evans-Lacko et al, 2010; German version according to the authors' specifications, in Final Report, Social Media Project, Aktionsbündnis Seelische Gesundheit, 2020.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactKarin Deger

Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München

karin.deger@tum.de+49 89 4140-6674

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 1, 2026