A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Effectiveness of a Media-based Intervention on Intentions to Seek Help for Mental Health Difficulties among Australian Me

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Health; Wellbeing; Public Health - Health promotion/education; Mental Health - Studies of normal psychology, cognitive function and behaviour; Mental Health - Depression

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621001008819
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Melbourne

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-07-30
• Study Completion: 2021-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 31 January 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 477

Inclusion Criteria

Identifies as male. Aged 18 years or over at the time of consenting to participate in the trial. Lives in Australia. Can read and understand English to a level sufficient to complete the trial participant tasks.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants will complete the suicide risk screening questionnaire, the Depression Symptom Inventory -Suicidality Subscale, at T1 (Joiner, T. E., Pfaff, J. J., & Acres, J. G. (2002). A brief screening tool for suicidal symptoms in adolescents and young adults in general health settings: Reliability and validity data from the Australian National General Practice Youth Suicide Prevention Project. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 40(4), 471–481). Those participants who score 2 or above on the scale will be contacted by a study psychologist. Together, the participant and psychologist will determine whether the participant will continue in the study. The participant will be excluded if the psychologist determines the participant is at imminent risk of suicide or could be harmed by further participation in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified