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Promoting mental health among young prisoners in Cambodia

The effect of a life skills education programme on mental health and social competencies among young prisoners in Cambodia: an intervention study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN12739323
Enrollment
500
Registered
2022-11-28
Start date
2018-02-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-13

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Conditions

Different types of mental health problems were assessed including anxiety/depression, withdrawal depression, somatic complaints, thought problems, social problems, rule-breaking behaviour, aggression, and attention deficit Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

We randomly selected four prisons out of 24 prisons in the country. The participating young prisoners in each prison were randomly assigned to control and intervention groups using an online randomiza

Sponsors

Caritas Cambodia
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All young male prisoners from ages 15 to 24 in the four prisons who remained in the prisons for a minimum period of 6 months after the pre-test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Female prisoners 2. Older than 25 years 3. Prisoners who remained in the prisons for less than 6 months after the pre-test

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Mental health problems evaluated using the Youth Self-Report scale at pre and post-assessment 2. Life skills competence measured using the Life Skills Development – Adolescent Form scale at pre and post-assessment

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
There are no secondary outcome measures

Countries

Cambodia

Outcome results

None listed

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