NCT05356949

Effectiveness of Enhanced Mental Health Support for Young People

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 124 (actual)
• Sponsor: Turku University Hospital · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Conditions

• Depression
• Anxiety
• Emotional Stress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-01-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-30
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2022-05-02
• Last updated: 2023-06-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Finland