Project HASHTAG: testing a school-based intervention to improve adolescent mental health in Nepal and South Africa

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Positive mental health, depression, anxiety in adolescents in Nepal and South Africa; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN80690743
• Lead Sponsor: Stellenbosch University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-08-16
• Study Completion: 2022-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 22 January 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 468

Inclusion Criteria

School going adolescents in South Africa (Grade 8) and Nepal (Grade 7-9)

Exclusion Criteria

Unable to assent and/or participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measured at baseline and immediately post-intervention (~5 months):<br>1. Positive mental health, measured using the Stirling Children’s Wellbeing Scale (15 items); a culturally-suitable adaptation of Resilience Scale (8 items); and the Multidimensional Student Life Satisfaction Scale (family subscale, 7 items, South Africa only). <br>2. Depression will be assessed using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire – Adolescent version (PHQ-A). Incidence of depression will be measured at or above a threshold of 10. In addition, we will measure change in depressive symptomatology.<br>3. Anxiety symptomatology will be assessed using the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7; 7 items). Incidence of anxiety will be measured at or above a threshold of 10. In addition, we will measure change in anxiety symptomatology.