Combined Intervention of Long-term Letter Mentoring and Centralized Summer Camp by University Student Volunteers for Disadvantaged Children: A Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 497
- 主要终点
- Psychological resilience (RSCA score) at post-intervention
研究概览
简要总结
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a combined intervention of summer camp and letter-writing support works to improve psychological resilience in disadvantaged adolescents in Liangshan, Sichuan. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does the "summer camp + letter-writing" intervention improve resilience in adolescents who face poverty, lack of parental care, or social risks?
Does this intervention reduce depression and anxiety symptoms?
Researchers will compare adolescents who join the summer camp and receive monthly letters to those who do not receive this program to see if the intervention helps their mental health and coping skills.
Participants will:
Attend a 5-day summer camp that includes group games, emotion expression activities, life education, and learning support
Receive monthly letters from trained university student volunteers for about 10 months after the camp. The letters will encourage them, give advice, and help them practice what they learned in the camp
Complete surveys about their resilience, depression, and anxiety before the intervention, during it, at the end, and 6 months later
This study will also look at whether the program is cost-effective, meaning if it brings mental health benefits at a reasonable cost.
详细描述
This study will test a new way to help disadvantaged adolescents build psychological resilience. Psychological resilience means having the strength to handle challenges and stress in life. Many adolescents in Liangshan, Sichuan, face poverty, lack of parental care, or social risks, which increase their chances of depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal.
Researchers designed a program with two parts:
Summer camp (first month)
Participants will attend a 5-day summer camp held at a local school. University student volunteers will lead activities such as:
Team-building games to build trust and cooperation
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 10 Years 至 16 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Students enrolled in Grade 7 or Grade 8 (junior middle school) in selected schools in Yuexi County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan Province.
- •Identified as "children in adversity," including those from economically disadvantaged families, left-behind children, children with disabilities, or other children deemed at-risk by school officials.
- •Able to understand and complete psychological questionnaires.
- •Mentally and physically able to participate in group activities and engage in written communication.
- •Willing to participate in the study and provide informed assent.
- •Legal guardian has signed written informed consent for participation.
排除标准
- •Children with serious psychiatric or developmental disorders (e.g., autism spectrum disorder, intellectual disability) that impair comprehension or participation.
- •Currently receiving professional psychological counseling or treatment that may interfere with the study protocol.
- •Participation in other mental health interventions in the past year.
- •Planning to transfer, drop out, or leave the region during the study period.
- •Judged by the research team to be unsuitable for participation due to medical or other reasons (e.g., serious physical illness that prevents participation in camp activities).
结局指标
主要结局
Psychological resilience (RSCA score) at post-intervention
时间窗: At baseline (1 month before intervention), mid-intervention (Month 6), end of intervention (Month 11), and follow-up (Month 17)
Psychological resilience will be assessed using the Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescents (RSCA), a 27-item validated instrument measuring five dimensions of resilience. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale, and the total score ranges from 27 to 135, with higher scores indicating greater resilience.
Psychological resilience (RSCA score) at post-intervention
时间窗: At baseline (1 month before intervention), mid-intervention (Month 6), end of intervention (Month 11), and follow-up (Month 17)
Psychological resilience will be assessed using the Resilience Scale for Chinese Adolescents (RSCA), a 27-item validated instrument measuring five dimensions of resilience. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale, and the total score ranges from 27 to 135, with higher scores indicating greater resilience.
次要结局
- Change in depressive symptoms from baseline to follow-up (PHQ-9)(At baseline (1 month before intervention), mid-intervention (Month 6), end of intervention (Month 11), and follow-up (Month 17))
- Change in anxiety symptoms from baseline to follow-up (GAD-7)(At baseline (1 month before intervention), mid-intervention (Month 6), end of intervention (Month 11), and follow-up (Month 17))
- Change in mobile device addiction symptoms from baseline to follow-up (SAS-SV)(Baseline (T0): 1 month before summer camp Post-intervention (T2): Month 11 Follow-up (T3): Month 17)
- Change in depressive symptoms from baseline to follow-up (PHQ-9)(At baseline (1 month before intervention), mid-intervention (Month 6), end of intervention (Month 11), and follow-up (Month 17))
- Change in anxiety symptoms from baseline to follow-up (GAD-7)(At baseline (1 month before intervention), mid-intervention (Month 6), end of intervention (Month 11), and follow-up (Month 17))
- Change in mobile device addiction symptoms from baseline to follow-up (SAS-SV)(Baseline (T0): 1 month before summer camp Post-intervention (T2): Month 11 Follow-up (T3): Month 17)
研究者
Xiaoxuan Liu
Phd candidate
Zhejiang University