Evaluation of a School-based Programme Aimed at Promoting Well-being in Adolescents

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adolescent Well-Being; Resilience, Psychological
• Interventions: Behavioral: A Lust for Life; Behavioral: Waiting list control

• Registration Number: NCT04231604
• Lead Sponsor: University College Dublin

Brief Summary

The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate a universal school-based multi-component intervention whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents.

Detailed Description

Adolescence is an important developmental phase for prevention and intervention initiatives for well-being and mental health. Accordingly, school has been recommended as an optimal location for such initiatives. Universal programmes - programmes that are designated for all individuals in a population - have a number of advantages, including reducing the risk of stigma and yielding high recruitment rates.

A Lust for Life is a universal school-based multi-component intervention whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents. The programme was informed by evidence-based psychological approaches including cognitive behaviour therapy, positive psychology and mindfulness and consists of six lessons, each delivered by the adolescents' school teacher on a weekly basis. The lessons involve classroom discussions, videos, classroom activities and homework assignments.

Study participants will complete the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10, Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children at pre-intervention. Following this, schools randomly assigned to the experimental group will receive A Lust for Life, while those randomly assigned to the control group will be placed on a twelve-week waiting list. The questionnaire measures and a Brief Satisfaction Scale will be completed by participants at post-intervention. In addition, a six-week follow-up assessment will determine whether the effects of the programme are sustained over a period of time. The programme will be delivered in the waiting list control group schools after the six-week follow-up assessment.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-13
• Study Start: 2020-01-17
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-18
• Primary Completion: 2021-05-31
• Study Completion: 2021-05-31
• Status Verified: 2021-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-09-27
• Last Update Posted: 2021-09-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 604

Inclusion Criteria

• Adolescent
• Enrolled in primary school in Ireland
• Obtain written informed consent from parents/guardians
• Provide written assent

Exclusion Criteria

• Failure to the meet inclusion criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A Lust for Life programme group	A Lust for Life	A Lust for Life programme will be delivered to adolescents by their school teachers in six weekly lessons. Well-being and resilience will be promoted in each lesson through classroom discussions, videos, classroom activities and homework assignments.
Waiting list control group	Waiting list control	Participants will be placed on a twelve-week waiting list for the programme.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Well-being measured by the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form	12 weeks after beginning intervention: 01/12/2020	Scores on the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form range from 14 to 84. Higher scores indicate lower well-being.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Resilience measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10	12 weeks after beginning intervention: 01/12/2020	Scores on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 range from 0 to 40. Higher scores indicate greater resilience.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University College Dublin; 🇮🇪 Dublin, Leinster, Ireland