Effectiveness of Enhanced Mental Health Support for Young People

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; Emotional Stress
• Interventions: Behavioral: Intervention

• Registration Number: NCT05356949
• Lead Sponsor: Turku University Hospital

Brief Summary

The aim of the research project is to measure the effectiveness of an early and rapid psychiatric nurse intervention at schools in improving the emotional well-being and functioning of adolescents.

Detailed Description

In this study, the impact of a short psychological intervention on adolescent emotional well-being, symptoms, and functioning is assessed. The intervention is a short intervention based on the methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy comprising 6 weekly sessions. It is delivered by psychiatric nurses working in the schools in the City of Turku. The participants are adolescents aged 12-18 who seek student health care due to mental health problems. The goal is to recruit 150 participants. The intervention is not tied to some particular disorder and thus, the main response variable is emotional well-being. Emotional well-being is measured at both the beginning and the end of the intervention, and at 6-month follow-up using the Young Person's Clinical Outcomes for Routine Evaluation (YP-CORE) questionnaire. Effectiveness is measured as a change in the YP-CORE scores.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-04-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-04-26
• Study First Posted: 2022-05-02
• Primary Completion: 2022-06-30
• Status Verified: 2023-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-06-15
• Last Update Posted: 2023-06-18
• Study Completion: 2023-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 124

Inclusion Criteria

• Young Person's Clinical Outcomes for Routine Evaluation (YP-CORE) score ≥14
• Willing and able to commit to the intervention and study protocol
• Sufficient proficiency in Finnish

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Exclusion Criteria

• Other ongoing mental health treatment
• Substance use as the main problem

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	Intervention	The participants receive a psychological intervention including six weekly sessions. The intervention is based on methods of cognitive-behavioral therapy and delivered by a psychiatric nurse working in the participant's school.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emotional well-being, short-term	6 weeks	Change from the baseline to the end of the intervention in the Young Person's Clinical Outcomes for Routine Evaluation (YP-CORE) score. The score range for the scale is 0-40 and lower scores indicate better emotional well-being.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Emotional well-being, long-term	6 months	Change from the baseline to the 6 month follow-up time-point in the Young Person's Clinical Outcomes for Routine Evaluation (YP-CORE) score. The score range for the scale is 0-40 and lower scores indicate better emotional well-being.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Turku University Hospital; 🇫🇮 Turku, Southwest Finland, Finland