A research study in Colombia, to build capacity in school mental health and to adapt an intervention called DIALOG+ for use in adolescents in post-conflict Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Mental health problems in the school environment; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14396374
• Lead Sponsor: Queen Mary University of London

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36350703/ (added 10/11/2022) 2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37792465/ (added 05/10/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-04-12
• Study Completion: 2022-10-31
• Last Update Posted: 16 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 921

Inclusion Criteria

1. Mental Health Training: through the Secretary of Education, the researchers will offer places to teachers and school counsellors from the four identified municipalities of Tolima on the School Mental Health diploma course
2. Mental Health Survey: adolescents (aged 12-18 years) in eight public schools from Chaparral, Ataco, Rioblanco, and Planadas in Tolima. A convenience sampling method will be employed within the eight selected schools. Adolescents who are willing to participate and whose parents provide informed consent will be enrolled into the study, over a 2 - 3 month recruitment period
3. DIALOG+ Adaptation: adolescents (aged 12-18 years) who request advice from a teacher or school counsellor

Exclusion Criteria

1. Unwilling or unable to provide informed consent or assent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified