Evaluating the effectiveness of educational intervention based on social media on mental health literacy in secondary school students of Ramhormoz city
Design
A randomized controlled trial study without blinding, the study population of which will be secondary school students. Random stratified sampling method is used. First, an education district is randomly selected from all the education districts, and then, taking into account assimilation, half of the schools are randomly selected for the intervention group (4 schools) and the other half for the control group (4 schools). . In the final stage, the number of 102 male students for each of the intervention and control groups will be randomly selected according to the population of each school.
Settings and conduct
Second secondary schools and virtually based on social media
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
They must be male students of the second secondary level, have access to a smartphone and have the necessary desire to cooperate in this research. Unwillingness to continue cooperation in research and immigration will be considered as exit criteria.
Intervention groups
Educational content called The Guide has been prepared to help increase students' mental health literacy and is targeted for use in the first and second secondary levels. Mental health literacy has four main components: 1) understanding how to optimize and maintain mental health 2) understanding mental disorders and their treatment 3) reducing stigma 4) increasing the effectiveness of seeking help (knowing when and where to seek help and having the necessary skills to promoting self-care and how to receive good care).
Routine care is done for the control group.
Main outcome variables
1. Mental Health Literacy Scale (MHLS)
2. Scale of attitude towards seeking professional psychological help
General information
Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number:IRCT20230603058372N1
Registration date:2023-06-05, 1402/03/15
Registration timing:prospective
Last update:2023-06-05, 1402/03/15
Update count:0
Registration date
2023-06-05, 1402/03/15
Registrant information
Name
Abouzar Nazari
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 21 8670 5503
Email address
abozarnazari368@gmail.com
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2023-06-10, 1402/03/20
Expected recruitment end date
2023-08-11, 1402/05/20
Actual recruitment start date
empty
Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
empty
Scientific title
The effect of educational intervention based on social media on mental health literacy of High school students
Public title
The effect of educational intervention on mental health literacy
Purpose
Education/Guidance
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
A male student of the second secondary level
Smartphone access
Willingness to cooperate in research
Exclusion criteria:
Have a diagnosed mental disorder or be undergoing mental health treatment
do not have parental consent to participate in the study
Have previously participated in a similar educational intervention
Age
From 12 years old to 19 years old
Gender
Male
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size:
204
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
A randomized controlled trial study without blinding, the study population of which will be secondary school students. Random stratified sampling method is used. First, an education district is randomly selected from all the education districts, and then, taking into account assimilation, half of the schools are randomly selected for the intervention group (4 schools) and the other half for the control group (4 schools). .
We will use a sequence of random numbers generated by (random.org) to assign each school a number from 1 to 2. Then we sorted the list of schools according to the assigned number and divided them into two groups: schools with number 1 were placed in the intervention group and schools with number 2 were placed in the control group. This ensured that each school had an equal chance of being placed in both groups.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Considering that our research group does not do any intervention for the control group and our focus will be on the intervention group, the "other items" option seems more suitable than other allocation options.
Secondary Ids
empty
Ethics committees
1
Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Faculty of Health and Paramedicine - Tehran University of Medical Sciences (Research Ethics Committe
Street address
Saadat dead end, 16 Azar St., Keshavarz Blvd.,
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1417653761
Approval date
2023-05-27, 1402/03/06
Ethics committee reference number
IR.TUMS.SPH.REC.1402.075
Health conditions studied
1
Description of health condition studied
Mental health literacy and attitude towards help seeking
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description
depress
Primary outcomes
1
Description
Mental health literacy
Timepoint
Before, 3 and 6 months after the intervention
Method of measurement
Mental health literacy questionnaire
Secondary outcomes
1
Description
Attitude towards professional psychological help
Timepoint
Before, 3 and 6 months after the intervention
Method of measurement
Questionnaire of attitude towards professional psychological help - short form
Intervention groups
1
Description
"Intervention group": Our intended intervention will be a researcher-made intervention based on social media, which will be designed based on the core components of The Guide educational package. Educational content called The Guide has been prepared to help increase students' mental health literacy and is targeted for use in the first and second secondary levels. Mental health literacy has four main components: 1) understanding how to optimize and maintain mental health 2) understanding mental disorders and their treatment 3) reducing stigma 4) increasing the effectiveness of seeking help (knowing when and where to seek help and having the necessary skills to promoting self-care and how to receive good care). This package will help prepare students for success in each of these areas. We will validate the educational content developed by the researcher based on The Guide educational package using an elite panel including experts in the field of psychology and health education and health promotion. Then educational materials will be sent to the study population through available social media (Rubika and Eita) and we will deepen the presented materials through questions and answers, educational videos and stories.
Category
Prevention
2
Description
"Control group": will receive routine care.
Category
Prevention
Recruitment centers
1
Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Ramhormoz schools
Full name of responsible person
Gholamreza Garmaroudi
Street address
Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Porsina St.
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1417653761
Phone
+98 21 8670 5503
Email
garmaroudi@tums.ac.ir
Sponsors / Funding sources
1
Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Akbar Fatuhi
Street address
6th floor of Research and Technology Vice-Chancellor, Central Organization of the University, corner of Quds St., Keshavarz Blvd.
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1417653761
Phone
+98 21 8163 3698
Email
vcr@sina.tums.ac.ir
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
Yes
Title of funding source
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic
Person responsible for general inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Abouzar Nazari
Position
student
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
Saadat dead end, 16 Azar St., Keshavarz Blvd.
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1417653761
Phone
+98 21 8670 5503
Email
abozarnazari368@gmail.com
Person responsible for scientific inquiries
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Gholamreza Garmaroudi
Position
Professor
Latest degree
Ph.D.
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Porsina St.
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1417653761
Phone
+98 21 8670 5503
Email
garmaroudi@tums.ac.ir
Person responsible for updating data
Contact
Name of organization / entity
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Full name of responsible person
Abouzar Nazari
Position
student
Latest degree
Master
Other areas of specialty/work
Health Promotion
Street address
Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Porsina St.
City
Tehran
Province
Tehran
Postal code
1417653761
Phone
+98 21 8670 5503
Email
abozarnazari368@gmail.com
Sharing plan
Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Study Protocol
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Statistical Analysis Plan
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Informed Consent Form
No - There is not a plan to make this available
Clinical Study Report
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Analytic Code
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Data Dictionary
Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available
Title and more details about the data/document
raw data/Publication is permitted by removing all personally identifiable information.
When the data will become available and for how long
The access period starts 1 month after the results are published