Online social support for third level students - A pilot feasibility trial of the PSYCHE-MOST intervention.

Improving Psychosocial Supports in youth mental health (PSYCHE) - A pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial of Moderated Online Social Therapy (MOST) for improving social function in third level students

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15520701

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-16

Start date

2021-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

Mental health difficulties in third level students Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

This trial is a pilot randomised controlled study recruiting young adults aged 18-35 years from a university student counselling service. The trial explores the feasibility, acceptability, and effecti

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 35 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 and 35 years of age, 2. Clinically stable and having the ability to give consent. 3. Self-reporting mental health difficulties of longer than one year in duration.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. History of organic impairment (including IQ 5-minute duration, 2. Drug or alcohol dependent.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Feasibility outcomes: Rates of recruitment and retention recorded using patient records at baseline, 3 months (12 weeks) and 6 months (26 weeks).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measured at baseline, 3 months (12 weeks) and 6 months (26 weeks) based on interview with the participant: Demographic/Clinical measures: 1. Assessment interview (Demographic and clinical info) 2. DUDIT (Drug use) 3. AUDIT (Alcohol use) 4. Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) 5. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 6. Time Use Survey 7. Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS) 8. UCLA Loneliness scale Cognition measures: 9. Reading the Eyes in the Mind 10. Test of premorbid functioning (TOPF) 11. Logical Memory (WMS)	—

Measure

Time frame

Measured at baseline, 3 months (12 weeks) and 6 months (26 weeks) based on interview with the participant: Demographic/Clinical measures: 1. Assessment interview (Demographic and clinical info) 2. DUDIT (Drug use) 3. AUDIT (Alcohol use) 4. Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7) 5. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 6. Time Use Survey 7. Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS) 8. UCLA Loneliness scale Cognition measures: 9. Reading the Eyes in the Mind 10. Test of premorbid functioning (TOPF) 11. Logical Memory (WMS)

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Countries

Ireland

Contacts

Public ContactGary Donohoe

gary.donohoe@universityofgalway.ie+353 91495122

Outcome results

None listed

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