The Mind Your Mate Study: A randomised controlled trial of an online peer intervention to prevent mental health and substance use problems in adolescents
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Mental HealthAlcohol and other substance useMental Health - AnxietyMental Health - DepressionPublic Health - Health promotion/educationMental Health - Addiction
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12620000753954
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Louise Birrell
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 164
Inclusion Criteria
Year 9 students attending participating schools in 2020
Active parental consent received
Active student consent provided
Exclusion Criteria
Participants who do not own a smartphone
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method App Specific Mental health and Substance use knowledge. <br><br>This is a composite primary outcome that assesses content contained in the mobile application and has been developed by CI Birrell. The scale measuring this outcome contains both app specific mental health knowledge, and app specific substance use knowledge. <br><br><br>[Measured at baseline, and 6- and 12-months post intervention. The primary timepoint is 12-months.];Mental Health Literacy<br><br>Mental Health Literacy will be measured using questions adapted from The Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire [MHLQ].<br>[Measured at baseline, and 6- and 12-months post intervention. The primary timepoint is 12-months.];Frequency of alcohol consumption. <br><br>These questions were originally adapted from the School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project ‘Patterns of Alcohol’ index and reflect those used in previous trials the team has led. [Measured at baseline, and 6- and 12-months post intervention. The primary timepoint is 12-months.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method