Coping Skills, Physical Activity, Psychological Well Being, Social Connectedness
Conditions
Keywords
mental health education, sports-based mental health, mental health intervention, refugee health
Brief summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a soccer program focused on mental health positively impacts mental health in Karenni refugee young boys and men. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does mental health education provided during a sports program improve mental health coping for Karenni refugee young boys and men? Does participation in a sports-program improve social connection for Karenni refugee young boys and men? Researchers will compare those receiving mental health education to a comparison group to see if mental health education improves mental health coping skills. Participants will: Participate weekly soccer practices for 6 months Receive mental health education or comparison activities Answer questions about their health, such as their coping skills, social connection, and physical activity
Interventions
BEHAVIORALVa Meh Du (Mental Health Education)
Participants randomized to Va Meh Du (mental health education) will receive 20-30 minutes of mental health education each week for roughly 5 weeks. Mental health education will be evidence-based, using sports psychology practices, and culturally targeted toward Karenni refugees.
BEHAVIORALActive Compartor
Participants randomized to comparison will receive 20-30 minutes of team-building activities each week for roughly 5 weeks.
Sponsors
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
8 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* For child/minor participants: 8-16 years old, self-identifies as Karenni, self-identifies as a boy, speaks English, currently lives in Piedmont Triad area of NC, has parental consent, assents to participate * For adult participants--18 years of age, self-identifies as Karenni, self-identifies as a man, speaks English and Karenni, currently lives in Piedmont Triad area of NC, consents to participate, anticipates missing no more than 2 practices
Exclusion criteria
* \[for adult participants only\]: Criminal record indicating potential harm to children (i.e., convicted of a violent or sexual crime, registration in the Sex Offender Registry, Responsible Individual List, or Child Maltreatment Registry) or are expected to miss more than 2 practices
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Coping Skills | From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months | Change in engagement coping skills will be measured using Coping Strategies Inventory-Short Form for adult participants and KIDCOPE for minor participants |
| Social Connectedness | From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months | Change in social connectedness will be measured using Social Connectedness Revised Scale for adult participants and NIH Toolbox Pediatric social relationship scales (Friendship and Loneliness) for minor participants |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Psychological Well being | From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months | Change in psychological well-being will be measured using the Flourishing Scale and WHO-5 for adult and minor participants |
| Physical Activity | From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months | Change in physical activity will be measured via the self-report questions: In the past 3 months, how physically active have you been? and In the past 6 months, how physically active have you been? Participants will answer using a 5-point Likert Scale from 1 (Very often) to 5 (Never). |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Primary ContactAna D Sucaldito
Outcome results
None listed