Clinical trial NCT04266119: Online HOPE Intervention on Mental Health Literacy Among Youths in Singapore: An RCT Protocol
Official title: Online HOPE Intervention on Mental Health Literacy Among Youths in Singapore: An RCT Protocol
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mental Health Literacy
Depression Literacy
Psychological Well-being
Stress, Psychological
Lead sponsor: National University of Singapore
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Piyanee KLAININ-YOBAS, Associate Professor from National University of Singapore
name: Yong Shian Shawn GOH, Assistant Professor from National University of Singapore
First posted: 2020-02-12
Enrollment: 200
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 24
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The author developed the HOPE intervention based on a systematic review (Tay, Tay, \& Klainin-Yobas, 2018). The overall aim of the study is to test the effectiveness of the online HOPE intervention in enhancing mental health literacy, depression literacy, psychological well-being and in reducing stress among youths aged 18 - 24 living in Singapore.

Detailed description: The study will be a two-group, parallel randomized control trial (RCT), with a pre-test, post-test and repeated, control group design.

he overall aim of the study is to test the effectiveness of the online HOPE intervention in enhancing mental health literacy, on depression literacy, psychological well-being and in reducing stress among youths aged 18 - 24 living in Singapore.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* : a) students of a particular University in Singapore, b) aged between 18 to 24 years old, c) had internet access and d) could read, write and understand the English language.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Exclusion criteria were reading or hearing disabilities. This was because the online HOPE intervention consists of written words and videos that require visual and auditory abilities, respectively.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Depression Literacy
timeFrame: Change from baseline depression literacy to post intervention (up to 1 month), and follow up at 2 months
measure: Anxiety literacy
timeFrame: Change from baseline depression literacy to post intervention (up to 1 month), and follow up at 2 months
measure: Mental health literacy
timeFrame: Change from baseline depression literacy to post intervention (up to 1 month), and follow up at 2 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Psychological well-being
timeFrame: Change from baseline depression literacy to post intervention (up to 1 month), and follow up at 2 months
measure: Stress
timeFrame: Change from baseline depression literacy to post intervention (up to 1 month), and follow up at 2 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: Singapore University of Singapore
name: Jing Ling Tay, MN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Tay JL, Goh YSS, Sim K, Klainin-Yobas P. Impact of the HOPE Intervention on Mental Health Literacy, Psychological Well-Being and Stress Levels amongst University Undergraduates: A Randomised Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 8;19(15):9772. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159772.