Social Prescribing for Advancing Resilience in Kids: A Pilot Study of Social Prescribing

Not Applicable

Not yet recruiting

• Conditions: Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing; Feasibility and Acceptability of the Social Prescribing Program

• Registration Number: NCT07022561
• Lead Sponsor: University of Ottawa

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Social Prescription (SP) intervention helps improve mental health and wellbeing in youth. It will also assess the feasibility and acceptability of implementing SP in a community setting. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is the SP intervention feasible and acceptable for youth, caregivers, and staff?

* Does the SP intervention improve mental health outcomes, reduce stress, and increase wellbeing and social connectedness in youth?

Researchers will compare the Social Prescription (SP) intervention to an education control group to evaluate its effectiveness in improving youth mental health and wellbeing.

Participants will:

* Be randomized to receive either the SP intervention or be placed in an education control group

* Complete wellbeing and mental health questionnaires at the beginning of the study and again after 12 weeks

* Participate in qualitative interviews to share their experiences after participating in SP

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2025-05
• Study First Submitted: 2025-06-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2025-06-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-06-06
• Study First Posted: 2025-06-15
• Last Update Posted: 2025-06-15
• Study Start: 2025-07-01
• Primary Completion: 2027-07-30
• Study Completion: 2027-09-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

• between 11-17 years of age
• on the waitlist for mental health services
• are not an immediate safety threat to themselves or others as assessed by the HEADS ED questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

• Children < 11 years old
• Adolescents > 17 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale	From enrollment to end of treatment or control period at 12 weeks.	The Revised Children's Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) is a self-report questionnaire that measures symptoms of anxiety and depression in children and adolescents aged 8 to 18.
Perceived Stress Scale	From enrollment to end of treatment or control period at 12 weeks.	The Perceived Stress Scale is a widely used to help understand how different situations affect our feelings and our perceived stress.
Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale	From enrollment to end of treatment or control period at 12 weeks	The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to enable the monitoring of mental wellbeing in the general population and the evaluation of projects, programmes and policies which aim to improve mental wellbeing.
Social Connectedness Scale	From enrollment to end of treatment or control period at 12 weeks	The Social Connectedness Scale measures the extent to which individuals feel connected to others in their social environment.
Student Resilience Survey	From enrollment to end of treatment or control period at 12 weeks	Student Resilience Survey measuring students' perceptions of their individual characteristics as well as protective factors embedded in the environment:

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability of Intervention Measure	From enrollment to end of treatment or control period at 12 weeks	The Acceptability of Intervention Measure evaluates how agreeable or satisfactory an intervention is perceived to be by participants or implementers.
Intervention Appropriateness Measure	From enrollment to end of treatment or control period at 12 weeks	The Intervention Appropriateness Measure assesses the perceived relevance or suitability of an intervention for a specific setting or population.
Feasibility of Intervention Measure	From enrollment to end of treatment or control period at 12 weeks	The Feasibility of Intervention Measure gauges how practical and possible it is to implement an intervention within a given setting.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Ottawa; 🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada