Anxiety, Depression, Well-Being
Conditions
Brief summary
The overall aim of this project is to understand if single-session interventions are acceptable, culturally appropriate, and effective for Indian adolescents attending a rural, low-resource government school. The investigators will be examining the effects of a computerized intervention on the well-being and mental health of adolescents. The investigators hypothesize that the intervention will yield statistically significant improvements in wellbeing and mental health relative to a study skills control condition.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALGrowth, Gratitude, & Positive Activities
Reading and writing activities based on growth (designed to instill the belief that people can change), gratitude (noticing and appreciating good things in life), and behavioral activation (identifying and scheduling positive activities).
BEHAVIORALStudy Skills Control
Reading and writing activities designed to teach evidence-based study strategies.
Sponsors
Sangath
University of Pennsylvania
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Attending a participating secondary school * Age 12 to 18 * Literate in English
Exclusion criteria
* Unable to provide informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale | Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up | Well-being questionnaire. Total score ranges from 14 to 70. Higher values indicate a better outcome. |
| Intervention Appropriateness Measure | Immediately post-intervention (i.e., 0 weeks) | Questionnaire measuring the appropriateness of an intervention. Appropriateness refers to the perceived fit or relevance of an intervention. The total score ranges from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate a better outcome. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-being | Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up | Questionnaire with five subscales measuring engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness, and happiness. Each subscale score ranges from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate a better outcome. The happiness and optimism subscales will be used as secondary outcomes for this trial. A total score is not computed. |
| Acceptability of Intervention Measure | Immediately post-intervention (i.e., 0 weeks) | Questionnaire measuring the acceptability of an intervention. Acceptability refers to the perception that a given treatment is agreeable or satisfactory. The total score ranges from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate a better outcome. |
| Patient Health Questionnaire-9 | Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up | Depression Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 27. Lower scores indicate a better outcome. |
| Perceived Stress Scale-4 | Time Frame: Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up | Questionnaire measuring perceived stress. The total score ranges from 0 to 16. Lower scores indicate a better outcome. |
| Feasibility of Intervention Measure | Immediately post-intervention (i.e., 0 weeks) | Questionnaire measuring the feasibility of an intervention. Feasibility refers to the degree to which a treatment can be successfully implemented in a given setting. The total score ranges from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate a better outcome. |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener-7 | Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up | Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome. Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome. Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome. Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome. Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome. |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed