Investigating the effectiveness of a universal mental health literacy program on mental well-being in Czech schools

A mixed methods three-arm multi-cluster randomised controlled trial to investigate the effectiveness of a universal mental health literacy curriculum on teachers' and students' mental health and well-being in Czechia

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN29904832

Enrollment

788

Registered

2022-08-26

Start date

2021-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-09-05

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Conditions

Mental health and well-being Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The intervention is delivered at the classroom level. The selection of the schools was conducted in collaboration with the Czech School Inspection (CSI), who randomly selected eligible schools, then c

Arm B consists of the intervention group receiving the On My Mind curriculum in grade 7

and Arm C is an active control group, receiving normal school provision within the subject ‘health education.’ On My Mind (Czech name: Všech Pet Pohromade) is a universal program for

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: School-level criteria for inclusion: 1. Schools from Plzen or Karlovy Vary 2. Publicly funded schools (municipality or region) Classroom-level criteria: 1. The primary language of instruction is Czech

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Since the intervention was delivered within the Czech school educational framework (RVP) for health education as a curriculum, the only stipulation for exclusion was not gaining informed consent from both the student and a parent/guardian. At the cluster level, exclusion criteria include: 2. No special or practical school 3. The average 6th-grade classroom size <5 4. RVP framework does not include health education in both the 6th and 7th grade

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Students across all groups will participate in four waves of data collection (Fall 2021; Summer 2022; Fall 2022; Summer 2023) on the outcomes: 1. Mental health literacy measured using the Universal Mental Health Literacy Scale for Adolescents (UMHL-A) 2. Behaviors measured using a brief behavioral screening questionnaire, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Students across all groups will participate in four waves of data collection (Fall 2021; Summer 2022; Fall 2022; Summer 2023) on the outcomes: 1. Depressive symptoms assessed using the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 2. Symptoms of anxiety assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) 3. Well-being assessed using the World Health Organization - Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)	—

Measure

Time frame

Students across all groups will participate in four waves of data collection (Fall 2021; Summer 2022; Fall 2022; Summer 2023) on the outcomes: 1. Depressive symptoms assessed using the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 2. Symptoms of anxiety assessed using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7) 3. Well-being assessed using the World Health Organization - Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)

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Countries

Czech Republic

Outcome results

None listed

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