Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Mental Health Literacy Educational Programme for Junior High School Students:A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining Changes in Their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour

Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Mental Health Literacy Educational Programme for Junior High School Students:A Randomised Controlled Trial Examining Changes in Their Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviour - Randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000041397

Enrollment

100

Registered

2020-08-25

Start date

2020-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

General population

Interventions

Face-to-face lessons about mental health and illness and how to deal with them. Divide into two groups: a group that provides education on mental illness (3 classes of 50 minutes) and a group that pro

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Junior high school student of 1st grade (12 to 13 years old)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who are unable to read and write in Japanese equivalent to the graduation of elementary school in Japan.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in the proportion of students who have a help-seeking behaviour related to mental health problems from the baseline to 3 months after the intervention.Question of primary outcomes: "Did you consult with someone about mental illness in the past 3 months?"	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRyoichi Mori

Toho University School of medicine

morir@tsc.u-tokai.ac.jp0337624151

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026