Single-Session Computerized Mental Health Intervention for Rural Indian Adolescents

June 26, 2020 updated by: University of Pennsylvania

Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Computerized, School-Based, Single-Session Intervention for Rural Indian Adolescents

The overall aim of this project is to understand if single-session interventions are acceptable, culturally appropriate, and effective for Indian adolescents attending a rural, low-resource government school. The investigators will be examining the effects of a computerized intervention on the well-being and mental health of adolescents. The investigators hypothesize that the intervention will yield statistically significant improvements in wellbeing and mental health relative to a study skills control condition.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Withdrawn

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • India
    • Maharashtra
      • Pune, Maharashtra, India
        • Z P school, Wablewadi

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Attending a participating secondary school
  • Age 12 to 18
  • Literate in English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to provide informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Intervention
Behavioral: Growth, Gratitude, & Positive Activities
Reading and writing activities based on growth (designed to instill the belief that people can change), gratitude (noticing and appreciating good things in life), and behavioral activation (identifying and scheduling positive activities).
Sham Comparator: Study Skills Control
Behavioral: Study Skills Control
Reading and writing activities designed to teach evidence-based study strategies.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Well-being questionnaire. Total score ranges from 14 to 70. Higher values indicate a better outcome.
Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Intervention Appropriateness Measure
Time Frame: Immediately post-intervention (i.e., 0 weeks)
Questionnaire measuring the appropriateness of an intervention. Appropriateness refers to the perceived fit or relevance of an intervention. The total score ranges from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
Immediately post-intervention (i.e., 0 weeks)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Patient Health Questionnaire-9
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Depression Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 27. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.
Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Screener-7
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up

Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.

Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.

Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.

Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.

Anxiety Questionnaire. The total score ranges from 0 to 21. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.
Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
The EPOCH Measure of Adolescent Well-being
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Questionnaire with five subscales measuring engagement, perseverance, optimism, connectedness, and happiness. Each subscale score ranges from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate a better outcome. The happiness and optimism subscales will be used as secondary outcomes for this trial. A total score is not computed.
Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Acceptability of Intervention Measure
Time Frame: Immediately post-intervention (i.e., 0 weeks)
Questionnaire measuring the acceptability of an intervention. Acceptability refers to the perception that a given treatment is agreeable or satisfactory. The total score ranges from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
Immediately post-intervention (i.e., 0 weeks)
Feasibility of Intervention Measure
Time Frame: Immediately post-intervention (i.e., 0 weeks)
Questionnaire measuring the feasibility of an intervention. Feasibility refers to the degree to which a treatment can be successfully implemented in a given setting. The total score ranges from 4 to 20. Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
Immediately post-intervention (i.e., 0 weeks)
Perceived Stress Scale-4
Time Frame: Time Frame: Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up
Questionnaire measuring perceived stress. The total score ranges from 0 to 16. Lower scores indicate a better outcome.
Time Frame: Baseline, 4 week follow-up, 12 week follow-up

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
University of Pennsylvania

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Sangath

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Rob DeRubeis, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
  • Study Director: Sachin Shinde, PhD, Sangath
  • Study Director: Sadhana Natu, PhD, Modern College Pune

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
July 31, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
August 31, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
August 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 12, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 12, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 16, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
June 30, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
June 26, 2020

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
June 1, 2020

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

Identifiers or ID numbers other than the NCT number that are assigned to a clinical study by the study's sponsor, funders, or others. These numbers may include unique identifiers from other trial registries and National Institutes of Health grant numbers.
  • 30927492

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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