Peer support training for adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak

Peer support training for adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak: a pilot randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN99248812

Enrollment

100

Registered

2020-05-29

Start date

2020-05-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-03-14

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Conditions

Peer support during the COVID-19 outbreak Not Applicable

Interventions

After providing consent and completing baseline measures, an independent researcher will randomise participants to Peer Support Training or wait-list using randomisation software. Participants allocat

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 16–18 years old 2. UK residents 3. Sufficient English level to be able to take the course 4. Able to complete training and measures independently 5. Access to Wi-Fi for the duration of the course 6. Access to a computer, camera and speakers for the duration of the course 7. Happy to be randomly assigned to one of two iterations of the training course 8. Consent to participate (this includes those aged 16–17 who are considered ‘competent youths’ as per BPG 04) and provided baseline measures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Motivation to provide peer support, perceived support giving skills, and frequency of support provided, measured using Adolescent Social Connection & Coping During COVID Scale Items at 1 week post-randomisation 2. Compassion towards others, measured using Compassionate Engagement and Action Scale-Compassion for Others Scale at 1 week post-randomisation 3. Connectedness to peers, measured using Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale at 1 week post-randomisation	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Motivation to provide peer support, perceived support giving skills, and frequency of support provided, measured using Adolescent Social Connection & Coping During COVID Scale Items at 1 week post-randomisation 2. Compassion towards others, measured using Compassionate Engagement and Action Scale-Compassion for Others Scale at 1 week post-randomisation 3. Connectedness to peers, measured using Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale at 1 week post-randomisation

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Mental wellbeing, measured using Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at 1 week post-randomisation 2. Emotional symptoms, measured using Strengths and Difficulties-Emotional symptoms subscale at 1 week post-randomisation 3. Self-efficacy, measured using General Self-Efficacy Scale at 1 week post-randomisation 4. Civic engagement, measured using Civic Engagement Scale-Civic Behaviours & Civic Attitudes Scales at 1 week post-randomisation 5. Participant experiences of Peer Support Training, measured using responses to open-ended questions at 1 week post-randomisation among participants allocated to Peer Support Training 6. Intentions to use peer support skills, measured using bespoke questions developed for this study at 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks post-randomisation among participants allocated to Peer Support Training 7. Motivation to provide peer support, perceived support giving skills, and frequency of support provided, measured using Adolescent Social Connection & Coping During COVID Scale Items at 2, 3, 4 weeks post-randomisation among participants allocated to Peer Support Training 8. Connectedness to peers, measured using Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale at 2, 3, 4 weeks post-randomisation among participants allocated to Peer Support Training	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Mental wellbeing, measured using Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale at 1 week post-randomisation 2. Emotional symptoms, measured using Strengths and Difficulties-Emotional symptoms subscale at 1 week post-randomisation 3. Self-efficacy, measured using General Self-Efficacy Scale at 1 week post-randomisation 4. Civic engagement, measured using Civic Engagement Scale-Civic Behaviours & Civic Attitudes Scales at 1 week post-randomisation 5. Participant experiences of Peer Support Training, measured using responses to open-ended questions at 1 week post-randomisation among participants allocated to Peer Support Training 6. Intentions to use peer support skills, measured using bespoke questions developed for this study at 1, 2, 3, 4 weeks post-randomisation among participants allocated to Peer Support Training 7. Motivation to provide peer support, perceived support giving skills, and frequency of support provided, measured using Adolescent Social Connection & Coping During COVID Scale Items at 2, 3, 4 weeks post-randomisation among participants allocated to Peer Support Training 8. Connectedness to peers, measured using Inclusion of Other in the Self Scale at 2, 3, 4 weeks post-randomisation among participants allocated to Peer Support Training

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 19, 2026