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Investigating the effects of community interventions to improve youth mental health

Investigating the effects of community interventions to improve youth mental health in comparison with youth mental health without community interventions

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN10661245
Enrollment
15000
Registered
2025-04-23
Start date
2025-04-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-04-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Promotion of mental health and prevention of depression and anxiety. Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The study is a multi-center community unblinded interventional study. Two communities will be identified in five countries, purposively (allocation of intervention is purposively). These are the inter

Sponsors

Directorate-General Joint Research Centre
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 24 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 15-24 years old 2. Proficient in the national language 3. Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not meeting the participant inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Current primary outcome measure as of 29/05/2025: Resilience is measured using the Child Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-R), Executive Functioning is measured using the Adult Executive Function Inventory (ADEXI), and Emotional regulation is measured using the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (ERQ) at baseline (T1), mid-intervention (T2), end of intervention (T3), and (T0) follow-up _____ Previous primary outcome measure: Mental health is measured using the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS) at baseline (T1), mid-intervention (T2), end of intervention (T3), and (T0) follow-up

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Current secondary outcome measures as of 29/05/2025: The following secondary outcome measures are assessed at baseline (T0), mid-intervention (T1), end of intervention (T2), and follow-up (T3): 1. Depression measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) 2. Anxiety measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) 3. Stress disorder measured using the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) 4. Substance use measured using the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST – LITE) 5. Gratitude measured using the The Gratitude Questionnaire-6, (GQ-6) 6. Optimism measured using the Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) 7. Well-being measured using the Wellbeing Scale _____ Previous secondary outcome measures: The following secondary outcome measures are assessed at baseline (T0), mid-intervention (T1), end of intervention (T2), and follow-up (T3): 1. Depression measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9  for teens (PHQ-A) 2. Anxiety measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7  (GAD-7) 3. Stress disorder measured using the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) 4. Substance use measured using the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ) and the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST – LITE) 5. Executive functioning measured using the Teenage/Adult Executive Function Inventory 6. Emotional control measured using the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents (ERQ-CA) 7. Resilience measured using the Child Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-R) 8. Gratitude measured using the The Gratitude Questionnaire-6, (GQ-6) 9. Optimism measured using the Revised Life Orientation Test (LOT-R) 10. Well-being measured using the Wellbeing Scale

Countries

Belgium, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Portugal

Contacts

Public ContactJutta Lindert
Jutta.Lindert@hs-emden-leer.de+491774158919

Outcome results

None listed

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