The effects of Grubbel - a web-based group course intervention for 15-25 year olds having parents with substance use problems or mental illness

A web-based group course intervention for 15-25 year olds having parents with substance use problems or mental illness: a randomized controlled trial to measure the effects with regards to mental health, coping skills, quality of life, and own alcohol consumption

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN10099247

Enrollment

140

Registered

2016-08-31

Start date

2016-04-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2017-10-16

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Conditions

Adolescents with at least one parent with a substance use problem and/or mental illness Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Participants are randomly allocated into the intervention Grubbel or a control group using an unequal allocation ratio of 1:8. An unrestricted random allocation sequence will be used. Intervention gr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adolescents being 15-25 years old 2. Percieve at least one parent to have a substance use problem and/or mental illness 3. Having access to a computer/tablet/mobile phone and the Internet 4. Fluent in Swedish 5. Being able to participate on a weekly basis 6. Provide an e-mail address 7. Having consented to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. No easy access to computer and the internet 2. Not sufficiently fluent in Swedish 3. Symptoms of severe depression 4. Suicidal or self-inflicted harm behaviour

Design outcomes

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Overall life satisfaction is measured using the Ladder of Life, asking about the participants’ past, present, and future rating of his/her life over a one year perspective at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months 2. Competencies and behavioural problems are measured using the young person’s version of the Youth Self Report List (YSR), which consists of 119 problem behaviour items that form internalizing and externalizing scales at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Overall life satisfaction is measured using the Ladder of Life, asking about the participants’ past, present, and future rating of his/her life over a one year perspective at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months 2. Competencies and behavioural problems are measured using the young person’s version of the Youth Self Report List (YSR), which consists of 119 problem behaviour items that form internalizing and externalizing scales at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months

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Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Depressive symptoms during the past week are measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for children (CES-DC) at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months 2. Coping strategies are measured using the Brief COPE at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months 3. Quality of life is measured using the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months 4. Alcohol consumption is assessed using the short version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Depressive symptoms during the past week are measured using the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale for children (CES-DC) at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months 2. Coping strategies are measured using the Brief COPE at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months 3. Quality of life is measured using the World Health Organization’s Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months 4. Alcohol consumption is assessed using the short version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) at baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months

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Countries

Sweden

Contacts

Public ContactTobias Elgán

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 12, 2026