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Improving adolescent mental health by reducing the impact of poverty: pilot cluster randomised controlled trial

King's College London0 个研究点目标入组 1,440 人开始时间: 2024年4月29日最近更新:

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阶段
Unknown
状态
进行中(未招募)
入组人数
1,440

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研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • The inclusion criteria for the participants recruited in the pilot cluster RCT are as follows:
  • 1.Adolescents
  • 1.1.Aged 13-15 years at the time of the first assessment;
  • 1.2.Fluent in the local language (Spanish in Colombia, Nepali in Nepal, and English in South Africa);
  • 1.3.Living in high level of multidimensional poverty, defined:
  • 1.3.1.In Colombia, as living in one of two districts categorised as multidimensionally poor by the National Statistics Office using the Multidimensional Poverty Index;
  • 1.3.2.In South Africa, as attending schools from quintiles 1, 2 or 3, which are public schools that have been declared exempt from charging school fees based on the economic level of the surrounding community;
  • 1.3.3.In Nepal, as screening positive on a self-developed poverty screener, developed using items from the Global Multidimensional Poverty Index and based on poverty assessment-related literature and expert consultations (since children attending public schools come from diverse backgrounds);
  • 1.4.With symptom scores below thresholds for depression and anxiety using the validated Patient Health Questionnaire – Adolescent version PHQ-A (for depression) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) (for anxiety)
  • 1.5.Whose primary caregiver is enrolled in the study (in Colombia and South Africa).
  • 2.Caregivers
  • 2.1.Aged 18 years or more; with their consent to participate in the pilot cRCT;
  • 2.2.Fluent in the local language (Spanish in Colombia, Nepali in Nepal, and English, isiXhosa or Afrikaans in South Africa);
  • 2.3.Living in high level of multidimensional poverty, defined as (i) living in an area with reported high levels of multidimensional poverty (Colombia), (ii) their child attending a school from quintile 1, 2 or 3 (South Africa), (iii) their child screening positive on a self-developed screener (Nepal);
  • 2.4.Their child (biological or foster) is enrolled in the study.

排除标准

  • The exclusion criteria are:
  • 1.Adolescents self-reporting suicidality (also referred to high suicide risk), defined as current suicidal ideation with intent or plans over the past month, or suicidal attempt during the past 3 months (Nepal) or lifetime suicidal attempt (Colombia and South Africa)
  • 2.Adolescents or caregivers with a significant disability that impacts participation in intervention or assessments (that cannot be overcome with reasonable adjustments)
  • 3.Unaccompanied minors, and adolescents who are married, due to challenges with legal consent of caregivers

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