Clinical trial NCT04875507: PPI to Promote the Psychological Well-being of Children Living in Poverty
Official title: The Use of a Positive Psychology Intervention (PPI) to Promote the Psychological Well-being of Children Living in Poverty: a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Adolescent Development
Keywords: Poverty
Positive Psychology
Depressive symptoms
Self-esteem
Quality of life
Lead sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-05-06
Enrollment: 120
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 13
Maximum age (years): 17
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: Positive psychology interventions use positive psychology techniques to identify meaning and value in life events to raise positive feelings and emotions. Application of PPIs has steadily increased in clinical and non-clinical samples. However, that meta-analysis did not include any study in a Chinese population, and it remains unclear whether PPIs are applicable in the Hong Kong Chinese context.

Detailed description: A randomized controlled trial will be conducted. A convenience sample of 120 patients age 13 to 17 years with no cognitive and/or behavioral problem(s) will be recruited in secondary school around Kwai Chung Estate Participants will be randomized into experimental and control group. The experimental group, who will receive a 1.5-hour workshop covering positive psychology techniques delivered by a qualified research assistant, in groups of less than 5 people, and a booster intervention at 1 week. The control group will received no intervention. Data collection will be conducted at baseline, 1 week, 1month, 3months and 6 months for both groups.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age from 13-17
* Can read Chinese and speak Cantonese

Exclusion Criteria:

* with identified cognitive and/or behavioral problem(s)
* with identified mental problem(s)
* participating in any mental health service/programme and/or receiving any psychiatric medication.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Screening rate
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Eligibility rate
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Consent rate
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Randomization rate
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Intervention attendance rate
timeFrame: Immediately after the training workshop
measure: Intervention attendance rate at 1-week follow-up
timeFrame: At 1-week follow-up
measure: Adherence to the intervention protocol at 1-week follow-up
timeFrame: At 1-week follow-up
measure: Retention rate at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 6-month follow-up
measure: Completion rate at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 6-month follow-up
measure: Missing data at baseline
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Missing data at 1-week follow-up
timeFrame: At 1-week follow-up
measure: Missing data at 1-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 1-month follow-up
measure: Missing data at 3-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 3-month follow-up
measure: Missing data at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 6-month follow-up
measure: Adverse events at baseline
timeFrame: At baseline
measure: Adverse events at 1-week follow-up
timeFrame: At 1-week follow-up
measure: Adverse events at 1-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 1-month follow-up
measure: Adverse events at 3-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 3-month follow-up
measure: Adverse events at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 6-month follow-up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Chinese version of the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 6-month follow-up
measure: Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 6-month follow-up
measure: Chinese version of The Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale for Children at 6-month follow-up
timeFrame: At 6-month follow-up
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Hong Kong
country: Hong Kong
facility: Ka Yan Ho
state: Hong Kong,China
Study officials:
affiliation: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
name: Eva Ho, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Ho KY, Lam KKW, Bressington DT, Lin J, Mak YW, Wu C, Li WHC. Use of a positive psychology intervention (PPI) to promote the psychological well-being of children living in poverty: study protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2022 Aug 17;12(8):e055506. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055506.