A randomised control trial evaluating the Study Without Stress plus Social Connectedness (SWoS-Social) Program among Australian high school students

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Stress; Anxiety; Depression; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000508572
• Lead Sponsor: Macquarie University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-04-24
• Last Update Posted: 9 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 64

Inclusion Criteria

Students at a government run high school in Sydney who are completing the Higher School Certificate in 2025.

Exclusion Criteria

Safety concerns i.e., self-harm, raised by the student themselves, parents or teachers.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stress[Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - Youth (DASS-Y) Immediately pre and post Phase 1 (primary time point), and immediately pre and post Phase 2 (counterbalancing).];Social connectedness - peers[School Connectedness Scale – Peer connections at school <br> Immediately pre and post Phase 1 (primary time point), and immediately pre and post Phase 2 (counterbalancing)];Anxiety[Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - Youth (DASS-Y) Immediately pre and post Phase 1 (primary time point), and immediately pre and post Phase 2 (counterbalancing)]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Social connectedness - primary outcome[Self in a Social Context-Social Connectedness Scale (SSC-SC) Immediately pre and post Phase 1, and immediately pre and post Phase 2 (counterbalancing)];Depression - primary outcome[Depression Anxiety Stress Scales - Youth (DASS-Y) Immediately pre and post Phase 1, and immediately pre and post Phase 2 (counterbalancing)];Test anxiety - primary outcome[Brief- Test Anxiety Survey (B-FTAS) Immediately pre and post Phase 1, and immediately pre and post Phase 2 (counterbalancing)];Self efficacy [Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C) Immediately pre and post Phase 1, and immediately pre and post Phase 2 (counterbalancing)];Skills used to manage stress, with focus on skills taught in the SWoS-Social program[Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire (MHLQ) Immediately pre and post Phase 1, and immediately pre and post Phase 2 (counterbalancing)]