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NCT Number: NCT04231604

Evaluation of a School-based Programme Aimed at Promoting Well-being in Adolescents

The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate a universal school-based multi-component intervention whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents.

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Key information

Conditions

Adolescent Well-Being Resilience, Psychological

Age range

10 year–19 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University College Dublin

Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

About this study

Adolescence is an important developmental phase for prevention and intervention initiatives for well-being and mental health. Accordingly, school has been recommended as an optimal location for such initiatives. Universal programmes - programmes that are designated for all individuals in a population - have a number of advantages, including reducing the risk of stigma and yielding high recruitment rates.

A Lust for Life is a universal school-based multi-component intervention whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents. The programme was informed by evidence-based psychological approaches including cognitive behaviour therapy, positive psychology and mindfulness and consists of six lessons, each delivered by the adolescents' school teacher on a weekly basis. The lessons involve classroom discussions, videos, classroom activities and homework assignments.

Study participants will complete the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10, Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist, and Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children at pre-intervention. Following this, schools randomly assigned to the experimental group will receive A Lust for Life, while those randomly assigned to the control group will be placed on a twelve-week waiting list. The questionnaire measures and a Brief Satisfaction Scale will be completed by participants at post-intervention. In addition, a six-week follow-up assessment will determine whether the effects of the programme are sustained over a period of time. The programme will be delivered in the waiting list control group schools after the six-week follow-up assessment.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adolescent
  • Enrolled in primary school in Ireland
  • Obtain written informed consent from parents/guardians
  • Provide written assent

Exclusion criteria

  • Failure to the meet inclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

A Lust for Life

Behavioral

A Lust for Life is a universal school-based multi-component programme whose target is to build well-being and emotional resilience in adolescents. The programme was informed by evidence-based psychological approaches including mindfulness, cognitive behaviour therapy and positive psychology. It is delivered in six weekly lessons by the adolescents' school teacher and involves classroom discussions, videos, classroom activities and homework assignments.

Waiting list control

Behavioral

Control group placed on a twelve-week waiting list.

Primary outcomes

  1. Well-being measured by the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form

    Time frame: 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020

    Scores on the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form range from 14 to 84. Higher scores indicate lower well-being.

  2. Well-being measured by the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form

    Time frame: 12 weeks after beginning intervention: 01/12/2020

    Scores on the Adolescent Mental Health Continuum-Short Form range from 14 to 84. Higher scores indicate lower well-being.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Resilience measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10

    Time frame: 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020

    Scores on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 range from 0 to 40. Higher scores indicate greater resilience.

  2. Resilience measured by the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10

    Time frame: 12 weeks after beginning intervention: 01/12/2020

    Scores on the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale-10 range from 0 to 40. Higher scores indicate greater resilience.

Other outcomes

  1. Emotional literacy measured by the Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist

    Time frame: 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020

    Scores on the Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist are rated on a four-point scale ranging from 'very like me' to 'not like me at all.' Higher scores indicate higher levels of emotional literacy.

  2. Emotional literacy measured by the Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist

    Time frame: 12 weeks after beginning intervention: 01/12/2020

    Scores on the Emotional Literacy and Intervention Inventory-Pupil Checklist are rated on a four-point scale ranging from 'very like me' to 'not like me at all.' Higher scores indicate higher levels of emotional literacy.

  3. Mindfulness measured by the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children

    Time frame: 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020

    Scores on the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children range from 15 to 90. Items are reverse scored so that higher scores indicate higher levels of mindfulness.

  4. Mindfulness measured by the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children

    Time frame: 12 weeks after beginning intervention: 01/12/2020

    Scores on the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale for Children range from 15 to 90. Items are reverse scored so that higher scores indicate higher levels of mindfulness.

  5. Satisfaction with the programme measured by the Brief Satisfaction Scale

    Time frame: 6 weeks after beginning intervention: 19/10/2020

    Scores on each item of the Brief Satisfaction Scale range from 1 to 7. Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction with the programme.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University College Dublin

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Jan 18, 2020
Registry last updated
Sep 28, 2021

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