Improving mental health literacy among children and young people aged 12-14 years in the United Kingdom

A cluster-randomised controlled feasibility trial for a digital mental health literacy intervention for young people aged 12-14 years in the United Kingdom

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16116467

Enrollment

Registered

2022-08-30

Start date

2022-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-08

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Conditions

Improvement of mental health literacy Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

Forty children and young people aged 12-14 years will be recruited across four study sites (community and educational settings). Ten young people will be recruited per site (cluster). The interventi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 12 and 14 years old 2. Attending the study site 3. Access to a smartphone/tablet to use the application

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Aged under 12 years old and over 14 years old 2. Not attending the study sites 3. No access to smartphone/tablet

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Feasibility measured using children and young people recruitment and retention rates, intervention uptake and engagement rates, and the variability and potential floor/ceiling effects in our proposed patient outcome measures at baseline (prior to randomisation), post-intervention (or at approximately 6 weeks post-randomisation for control group participants) and 3-month follow-up. 2. Mental health literacy is measured using the Knowledge and Attitudes to Mental Health Scale (KAMHS) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Feasibility measured using children and young people recruitment and retention rates, intervention uptake and engagement rates, and the variability and potential floor/ceiling effects in our proposed patient outcome measures at baseline (prior to randomisation), post-intervention (or at approximately 6 weeks post-randomisation for control group participants) and 3-month follow-up. 2. Mental health literacy is measured using the Knowledge and Attitudes to Mental Health Scale (KAMHS) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Core depressive symptoms measured using the short version of the Mood and Feeling Questionnaire (MFQ) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up 2. Well-being measured using the World Health Organisation Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up 3. Levels of anxiety measured using the Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up 4. Family cohesion and adaptability measured using the Family Cohesion and Satisfaction with Communication sub-scales of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACESIV) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up 5. Health status measured using the SF-36 questionnaire at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Core depressive symptoms measured using the short version of the Mood and Feeling Questionnaire (MFQ) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up 2. Well-being measured using the World Health Organisation Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up 3. Levels of anxiety measured using the Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up 4. Family cohesion and adaptability measured using the Family Cohesion and Satisfaction with Communication sub-scales of the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACESIV) at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up 5. Health status measured using the SF-36 questionnaire at baseline, post-intervention and 3-month follow-up

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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