Examining efficacy of ReachOut intervention for improving help seeking- 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
- 318
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Help seeking behaviour from a professional
研究概览
简要总结
ReachOut has been developed and pilot tested as a WhatsApp based intervention to improve
help seeking for common mental health problems in non-treatment seeking urban Indian young
adults .(Sanghvi, Mehrotra, Sharma, 2023). The present study is a randomized controlled trial
of this intervention in college going young adults.
It is well known that young adults exhibit high rates of significant distress and common
mental health problems and various barriers to help seeking such as high preference for self-
reliance, help negation or preference for informal peer support. (Mitchell, McMillan, & Hagan,
2017; Eigenhuis et.al., 2021). Sanghvi, Mehrotra, 2021; Sanghvi, Mehrotra, Sharma, 2022).
Technology-based interventions show promise in improving help-seeking inclination and
behaviours ( Johnson, Sanhgvi & Mehrotra, 2022).
ReachOut intervention involves weekly delivery of multiple components of intervention to
improve help seeking over a period of 7 weeks and includes WhatsApp-delivered materials
as well as two phone calls (for motivation-enhancement and support-mobilization from
significant other). (Sanghvi,Mehrotra,Sharma,2023) In a pilot trial, it was found to be
effective, reducing self-perceived barriers and improving help seeking inclination and behavior
in a sample of distressed young adults in the community. This study utilized a single group
prospective design. This pilot work also demonstrated that the intervention was feasible and
acceptable and had scalability potential. The present study aims to check the effectiveness of ReachOut interventions in distressed, non-treatment-seeking young adults in institutes of higher education as compared to active controls. The study design involves a two-arm comparison group design. The intervention group will receive the whole ReachOut package and active control would receive personalized feedback (the first component of ReachOut). The expected outcome of the study is that ReachOut intervention will improve help-seeking behaviour.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Other
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18.00 Year(s) 至 35.00 Year(s)（—）
- 性别
- All
入选标准
- •18 to 35 years;Comfort with using smartphone app;Able to speak /read/write English or Kannada/Hindi;10 years or more of formal education;Self-report of depressive or anxiety symptoms for at least 2 weeks ;Scoring above cut off on a standardized measure of distress (K-10).
排除标准
- •Not amenable to participate in the study as assessed in the brief telephonic interview;Currently receiving medical treatment for any mental health condition; Having undergone 3 or more than 3 psychotherapy/counselling sessions for a mental health concern in the last 3 months/currently seeking counselling/psychotherapy services.
结局指标
主要结局
Help seeking behaviour from a professional
时间窗: Baseline, 8th week (or upon occurrence of help seeking behaviour whichever is earlier), Follow up-I 1 month after post assessment ( 12th week) and Follow up -II 2 months after post assessment (16th week)
次要结局
- Barriers to help seeking from professionals(1.Baseline)
研究者
Dr Seema Mehrotra
NIMHANS