Improving self-esteem interventions for adolescents and youth: a cohort-nested randomized controlled trial in Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037693

Enrollment

3000

Registered

2025-08-15

Start date

2025-08-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

Self-esteem

Interventions

Group 1: Self-Esteem Message Intervention. The intervention will include five statements about self-esteem. Group 2: Control. This is a pure control group that does not receive the intervention.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

10 Years to 24 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Minors under 18 years old: Parents or guardians must provide written informed consent, and the minor participant must provide informed assent. - Adults (18 years of age and above) must provide written informed consent. - Study participants must be residents of the study area.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants who do not meet the above-listed criteria will be excluded.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Self-esteem (Rosenberg self-esteem scale)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Depression symptoms (PHQ-9), Anxiety symptoms (GAD-7), resilience (Connor Davidson Brief Resilience Scale), loneliness (UCLA loneliness scale), mental health literacy (adapted UMHL-A)	—

Countries

Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactIrene Brandt

Heidelberg Institute of Global Health (HIGH)

irene.brandt@uni-heidelberg.de496221565344

Outcome results

None listed

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