Knowledge and understanding of mental health in caregivers (cluster randomized controlled trial)

Mental health literacy for caregivers (cluster randomized controlled trial) - Mental health literacy for caregivers (cluster RCT)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000050110

Enrollment

1000

Registered

2023-01-23

Start date

2023-01-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Mental health literacy

Interventions

Intervention group A program regarding mental health literacy will be delivered. Main topics of the program will be as follows: (1) the prevalence of mental illnesses increases in teens, (2) mental i

s mental health problems. Control group A program regarding the appropriate use of smartphones and tablets will be delivered. Topic of the program will include how to prevent their child&#39

s overuse of smartphones.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Caregivers of students in junior and senior high schools.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: People whose mother tongue is not Japanese.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Mental health literacy will be assessed using a self-reported questionnaire as follows. General knowledge about mental health and illnesses will be assessed using items developed for this study by the authors. After reading a vignette which describes a student with depression, and assuming that a child of respondents is in the same situation as the student in the vignette, (1) stigmatizing attitude towards their child, (2) intention to help their child, will be assessed. For the assessment of (1), some question items will be adapted from the "weak-not-sick" items of the Depression Stigma Scale (Yap et al., 2014). The items and the answer choices that are appropriate to ask caregivers in Japan will be selected, and the wording will be modified so that it is more suitable for them. For (2), items developed for this study will be used. Acceptance when their child is diagnosed with a mental illness will be assessed using an item developed for this study. The outcome will be assessed at before and immediately after the intervention. Yap et al., International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research.2014;23(1):49-61.	—

Measure

Time frame

Mental health literacy will be assessed using a self-reported questionnaire as follows. General knowledge about mental health and illnesses will be assessed using items developed for this study by the authors. After reading a vignette which describes a student with depression, and assuming that a child of respondents is in the same situation as the student in the vignette, (1) stigmatizing attitude towards their child, (2) intention to help their child, will be assessed. For the assessment of (1), some question items will be adapted from the "weak-not-sick" items of the Depression Stigma Scale (Yap et al., 2014). The items and the answer choices that are appropriate to ask caregivers in Japan will be selected, and the wording will be modified so that it is more suitable for them. For (2), items developed for this study will be used. Acceptance when their child is diagnosed with a mental illness will be assessed using an item developed for this study. The outcome will be assessed at before and immediately after the intervention. Yap et al., International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research.2014;23(1):49-61.

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactSasaki Tsukasa

The University of Tokyo Department of Physical and Health Education, Graduate School of Education

psytokyo@yahoo.co.jp03-5841-3985

Outcome results

None listed

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