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HOPA - Honest, Open, Proud for Adolescents with mental illness: confirmatory randomized controlled trial

HOPA - Honest, Open, Proud for Adolescents with mental illness: confirmatory randomized controlled trial - HOPA

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00035754
Enrollment
238
Registered
2025-04-01
Start date
2025-07-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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Conditions

ICD-10 F2-6, F8-F9

Interventions

Group 1: Intervention group: Participants receive standard child and adolescent psychiatric psychotherapeutic treatment (TAU) and participate in the HOP program (3 weekly sessions à 120 minutes + 1 bo
manual from Mulfinger et al., 2022, version January 2025). Group 2: Control group: Participants receive standard child and adolescent psychiatric psychotherapeutic treatment (TAU) and participate in t
manual from Jensen et al., 2023, modified version for adolescents from Hörger et al. 2025, version February 2025).

Sponsors

Universität Ulm
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
14 Years to 21 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - at least one current mental disorder according to ICD-10 - current inpatient, day clinic or outpatient child/adolescent psychiatric or psychotherapeutic treatment - age 14-21 years - ability to give written informed consent - written informed consent of parents or legal guardians - sufficient German language skills (required for group participation and self-report measures)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Diagnosis that is limited to substance-use disorder (ICD-10: F1) without non-substance-related current psychiatric comorbidity - intellectual disability (IQ < 70; ICD-10: F7) - organic disorder (ICD-10: F0) - acute psychotic symptoms or acute suicidality - previous participation in the HOP program

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
(1) Stigma Stress Scale (SSS) at T1, 3 weeks after baseline or after the third group session (8 Items, Rüsch et al. 2009) (2) Health-related quality of life (KIDSCREEN-10) at T2, 6 weeks after baseline or after the booster-session (10 Items, Ravens-Sieberer et al. 2010)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
(1) Quality of Life Measure (KIDSCREEN-10) at T1 as well as T3, 30 weeks after baseline, and T4, 56 weeks after baseline (10 Items, Ravens-Sieberer et al. 2010) (2) Stigma-Stress Scale (SSS) at T2 and T3 (8 Items; Rüsch et al. 2009) (3) Self-stigma of Mental Illness Scale - Short Form (SSMIS-SF), Subscale "apply to self" at T1, T2, T3 (5 Items; Corrigan et al. 2012) (4) Empowerment (ES) - Subscale Self-Efficacy at T1, T2, T3 (9 Items; Rogers et al. 1997) (5) General Help Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ) - Subscale professional help at T1, T2, T3 (4 Items; Wilson et al. 2005) (6) Self-Identified Stage of Recovery (SISR) - Part B at T1, T2, T3 (4 Items; Andresen et al. 2010) (7) Depressive Symptoms via the German Version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D/ADS) at T1, T2, T3 (15 Items; Hautzinger & Bailer, 1993) (8) Perceived group cohesion via the Group Cohesiveness Scale (GCS) at T1 and T2 (7 Items; Wongpakaran et al. 2013) (9) Secrecy und Social Withdrawal at T1, T2, T3 (12 Items; Link et al. 1991) (10) Cost-Utility Data at T3 and T4 via the Child and Adolescent Service Receipt Inventory – German Version (CAMSHRI-DE; Salize & Kilian, 2010) (11) Health status at T3 and T4 via the European Quality of Life Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L; EuroQol Group, 1990) (12) Pediatric Symptom Checklist-Youth-17, Self-report, at T1, T2 and T3 (PSC-17-Y; Bergmann et al., 2020) (13) Self-labeling, shame and disclosure-related distress at T1, T2 and T3 (5 Items; Rüsch et al., 2014, Psychiatr Serv; Rüsch et al., 2014, BJPsych) (14) Qualitative Interview of participants on the implementation and acceptability of HOP

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactNicolas Rüsch

Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie II der Universität Ulm am Bezirkskrankenhaus Günzburg, Sektion Public Mental Health

nicolas.ruesch@uni-ulm.de+49 731 50062301

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026