Evaluating the impact of a manager training course featured on the Unmind mental health app

Efficacy of an online mental health training program for workplace managers: protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN15572765

Enrollment

300

Registered

2023-06-21

Start date

2023-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-04

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Conditions

Workplace intervention to provide managers with the skills, knowledge, and confidence needed to support their teams and create a positive work culture Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

This study will evaluate a newly-developed, self-guided, online training intervention for workplace managers named “Workplace of Tomorrow Part 1: Mental Health” (WoT Part 1). WoT Part 1 is intended to

t1), and 3-month follow-up (t2). The researchers will aim to recruit 300 participants currently residing in the United Kingdom (UK) or the United States (US) who self-identify as being in full-time or

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Being at least 18 years old 2. Currently residing in the UK or the US 3. Self-identifying as being in full-time or part-time employment 4. Self-identifying as being a workplace manager 5. Self-identifying as working within a predefined list of the most relevant industries (see below) 6. Being fluent in English 7. Having access to the Internet at home via a smartphone, laptop, or desktop computer 8. Having an active account on the Prolific online recruitment platform The workplace industries captured in the inclusion criteria were selected on the basis of aligning most closely with Unmind’s target audience, and being available as predefined categories within Prolific’s prescreening criteria. The following seven industries were selected: “Business Management & Administration'', “Finance”, “Government & Public Administration'', “Information Technology”, “Legal”, “Marketing & Sales”, “Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics''.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet the inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Manager confidence, captured using a 9-item self-report measure developed by the research team, designed to cover core learning from the four intervention modules. Participants will be asked to respond to each item using a 5-point Likert scale labeled “not at all” (0), “a little bit” (1), “moderately” (2), “quite a bit” (3), and “very” (4). Scores will be summed to produce an overall confidence score ranging from 0-36, with higher scores indicating greater confidence. Manager confidence will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 3-month follow-up.	—

Measure

Time frame

Manager confidence, captured using a 9-item self-report measure developed by the research team, designed to cover core learning from the four intervention modules. Participants will be asked to respond to each item using a 5-point Likert scale labeled “not at all” (0), “a little bit” (1), “moderately” (2), “quite a bit” (3), and “very” (4). Scores will be summed to produce an overall confidence score ranging from 0-36, with higher scores indicating greater confidence. Manager confidence will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 3-month follow-up.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Manager knowledge will be captured using a 13-item measure developed by the research team, designed to cover key information taught in the four intervention modules. This measure will include two subscales, one being employee-focused (9 items) and one being self-focused (4 items). Participants will be asked to respond to each item using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (5). Manager knowledge will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 3-month follow-up. 2. Stigma/Attitudes towards mental health will be captured using 5 items adapted from subscale 1 of the 9-item version of the Opening Minds Scale - Workplace Attitudes (OMS-WA), which measures attitudes that predict avoidance of colleagues experiencing mental health problems. Participants will be asked to respond to each item using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (5). Stigma/Attitudes towards mental health will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 3-month follow-up. 3. Compassion for others will be measured using a short-form, 5-item version of the Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (Brief SOCS-O). In this study, 4 items from the Brief SOCS-O will be adapted to make them specific to a workplace setting (i.e. having compassion for a colleague). Participants will be asked to respond to each item using a 5-point Likert scale from “not true at all” (1) to “always true” (5). Compassion for others will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 3-month follow-up. 4. Compassion for self will be measured using a version of the short-form, 5-item Brief SOCS-O (described above), adapted for the self (Brief SOCS-S). Item 1 is shared between both measures and will only be captured once. Response options are equivalent to the Brief SOCS-O. Compassion for self will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks),	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Manager knowledge will be captured using a 13-item measure developed by the research team, designed to cover key information taught in the four intervention modules. This measure will include two subscales, one being employee-focused (9 items) and one being self-focused (4 items). Participants will be asked to respond to each item using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (5). Manager knowledge will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 3-month follow-up. 2. Stigma/Attitudes towards mental health will be captured using 5 items adapted from subscale 1 of the 9-item version of the Opening Minds Scale - Workplace Attitudes (OMS-WA), which measures attitudes that predict avoidance of colleagues experiencing mental health problems. Participants will be asked to respond to each item using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from “strongly disagree” (1) to “strongly agree” (5). Stigma/Attitudes towards mental health will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 3-month follow-up. 3. Compassion for others will be measured using a short-form, 5-item version of the Sussex-Oxford Compassion for Others Scale (Brief SOCS-O). In this study, 4 items from the Brief SOCS-O will be adapted to make them specific to a workplace setting (i.e. having compassion for a colleague). Participants will be asked to respond to each item using a 5-point Likert scale from “not true at all” (1) to “always true” (5). Compassion for others will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks), and at 3-month follow-up. 4. Compassion for self will be measured using a version of the short-form, 5-item Brief SOCS-O (described above), adapted for the self (Brief SOCS-S). Item 1 is shared between both measures and will only be captured once. Response options are equivalent to the Brief SOCS-O. Compassion for self will be measured at baseline, post-intervention (4 weeks),

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Countries

England, United Kingdom, United States of America

Outcome results

None listed

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