Online social support for third level students - A pilot feasibility trial of the PSYCHE-MOST intervention.

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Mental health difficulties in third level students; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15520701
• Lead Sponsor: Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2024-07-16
• Last Update Posted: 29 July 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged between 18 and 35 years of age,
2. Clinically stable and having the ability to give consent.
3. Self-reporting mental health difficulties of longer than one year in duration.

Exclusion Criteria

1. History of organic impairment (including IQ <70), or history of a head injury with loss of consciousness > 5-minute duration,
2. Drug or alcohol dependent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility outcomes:<br>Rates of recruitment and retention recorded using patient records at baseline, 3 months (12 weeks) and 6 months (26 weeks).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measured at baseline, 3 months (12 weeks) and 6 months (26 weeks) based on interview with the participant:<br><br>Demographic/Clinical measures:<br>1.Assessment interview (Demographic and clinical info)<br>2.DUDIT (Drug use)<br>3.AUDIT (Alcohol use)<br>4.Generalised Anxiety Disorder Assessment (GAD-7)<br>5.Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)<br>6.Time Use Survey <br>7.Social and Occupational Functioning Assessment Scale (SOFAS)<br>8.UCLA Loneliness scale<br><br>Cognition measures:<br>9.Reading the Eyes in the Mind<br>10.Test of premorbid functioning (TOPF)<br>11.Logical Memory (WMS)