Improving digital mental health services with and for national minority, Indigenous and refugee youth in Norway: The InvolveMENT research project protocol

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• Conditions: Digital mental health support for minority youth; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN21223142
• Lead Sponsor: University of Stavanger

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2024
• Study Completion: 2027-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1800

Inclusion Criteria

For cohort: Youth who identify as belonging to a national minority (Forrest Finns, Jewish, Kven/Norwegian Finns, Roma, Romani), Indigenous (Sami), or refugees (from The Horn of Africa, The Middle East, and surrounding countries)For RCT: Youth from the same minority groups as for the cohort, and who score from mild to moderately severe symptoms of depression on PHQ-9/PHQ-A.

Exclusion Criteria

Participants who score less than for mild or more than for moderately severe symptoms of depression on PHQ-9/PHQ-A.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-reported symptoms of depression (PHQ-9/PHQ-A), measured at 12 months.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measured at 12 months into the RCT: 1. Generalized Anxiety short-form (GAD-2).2. Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS).3. Children’s Somatic Symptoms Inventory (CSSI).