Evaluating a Digital Single-session Intervention for Adolescent Mental Health in New Zealand
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Conditions studied: Healthy
In brief
Currently, one in five rangatahi (young people) in Aotearoa report difficulty accessing support for their mental health concerns. This treatment gap has prompted academics and clinicians to consider whether online and/or school-based interventions can increase access to evidence-based mental health care. This research is a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Project SOLVE, an online problem-solving intervention, compared to Project Success, an activity that teaches young people study skills. Underdeveloped problem-solving skills have been associated with varying presentations of mental distress, including depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation. This association has meant problem solving is often featured as a core component of therapeutic interventions, and strengthening problem solving skills has been shown to improve clinical outcomes in youth who experience mental health concerns. For these reasons, the investigators hope that Project SOLVE will support the development of problem solving in rangatahi in Aotearoa and have a positive effect on their proximal and longitudinal mental health outcomes.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06896071
- Run by
- The University of Waikato
- People needed
- 300
- Starts
- 2025-03-30
- Expected to finish
- 2025-06-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-03-26
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Any Year 9 student (ages 12-14 years old) at a participating school who provides assent.
You may not qualify if…
- Any Year 9 student (ages 12-14 years old) at a participating school who does not provide assent and/or whose parent/caregiver does not provided consent.
Where it is running
- St Peter's School Cambridge — Cambridge, New Zealand (enrolling)
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