Mental health in healthy young people Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Study design:
This will be a parallel-arm cluster randomised trial in which school year groups will be randomised to two conditions: (1) an intervention involving a smartphone app designed to reduce s
(2) a treatment-as-usual control state. The primary outcome will be self-reported anxiety, with other outcomes measured by self-report and the app. We will work with 10-12 secondary schools and random
Sponsors
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 15 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Currently enrolled in a secondary school 2. In academic year 8 - 10 3. Owns a smartphone (or regularly uses a specific smartphone that can be used in the research) 4. Can speak and read English
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No specific exclusion criteria (all school types and young people will be eligible)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety measured using the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS-25) anxiety subscale self-report survey at week 0 (baseline) and week 6 (follow-up) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptoms of depression measured using the Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) depression subscale self-report survey at week 0 (baseline) and week 6 (follow-up);Mental wellbeing measured using the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (SWEMWBS) self-report survey at week 0 (baseline) and week 6 (follow-up) | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactDan Lewer
Outcome results
None listed