Clinical trial NCT06387108: Evaluation of a Training Course for Educational Professionals
Official title: Evaluation of a Training Course for Educational Professionals on Depression and Mental Health in Childhood and Adolescence
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Depression
Depression in Children
Depression in Adolescence
Keywords: Knowledge
Mental Health
Depression Literacy
Training course
Educational professionals
School intervention
Evaluation
Lead sponsor: Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Prof. OTTO Beisheim Stiftung (Germany)
First posted: 2024-04-26
Enrollment: 97
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a two-hour online training course on depression and mental health in childhood and adolescence in educational professionals to improve depression and mental health literacy. It will further be investigated whether the course leads to changes in attitudes towards the illness (reduction of stigma) and to an increased behavioural confidence and behavioral change in dealing with pupils with symptoms and illnesses.

Detailed description: Depressive disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence and yet often are unnoticed and not treated for a long time. Depressive disorders often begin in adolescence and young adulthood. School stress, caused by bullying experiences at school or high performance expectations from parents and teachers, has been identified as an important factor in the development of depressive disorders in students School, as a central area of life for children and young people, is an important place for promoting pupils' mental health.

The rising prevalence of depressive disorders among adolescence in recent years and the delayed start of interventions show a clear need for action in the everyday lives of adolescents. A training for educational professionals in schools on depression in youths is intended to reduce the large treatment gap. By educating about depression, reducing stigma and fostering confidence in dealing with pupils with depression, educational professionals at schools should be sensitised to youth depression so that they can better respond to pupils with mental health problems.

As part of the planned scientific study, a training course on depression and mental health in childhood and adolescence for educational professionals is to be evaluated. The study will investigate the extent to which a two-hour online training course on depression and mental health in childhood and adolescence (including symptoms, causes of depression, comorbid diseases, prevention) and practical tips for everyday school life leads to an increase in knowledge regarding these topics. Additionally, the study will investigate the impact of the training on changes in attitudes towards depression (reduction of stigma), increased behavioural confidence dealing with pupils with mental health problems and changes in behavior deadling pupils with mental health problems. Moreover, the influence of teachers' emotions (assessed via the Teachers Emotion Scales) and self-efficacy on the outcomes will be exploratively investigated. To this end, the educational professionals will take part in 3 online surveys (before the training, shortly after the training and 4 weeks after the training) via Limesurvey.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Current teaching profession (teacher) / working in the school environment (e.g. school psychologist, social worker)

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Primary outcomes:
measure: increase in Knowledge
timeFrame: pre (0-1 days before the training), post (0-1 days after training) and 1month follow-up
measure: decrease in depression stigma
timeFrame: pre (0-1 days before the training), post (0-1 days after training) and 1month follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in helping behaviour towards pupil
timeFrame: pre (0-1 days before the training), 1month follow-up
measure: Change in conficende in dealing with pupils with mental health issues
timeFrame: pre (0-1 days before the training), post (0-1 days after training) and 1month follow-up
Other outcomes:
measure: Evaluation of the training
timeFrame: post (0-1 days after training)
Locations:
city: Munich
country: Germany
facility: LMU University Hospital (recruitment is conducted online)
Study officials:
affiliation: Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, LMU University Hospital
name: Gerd Schulte-Körne, Prof. Dr.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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