Promoting Mental Health Among At-risk Adolescents in Malaysia
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Conditions studied: Depression in Adolescence, Anxiety
In brief
The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate a school-based intervention designed to promote mental health among at-risk adolescents from low-income communities in Malaysia. The study will employ a two-arm, cluster randomised controlled trial design, comparing a school-based intervention to a control condition. Adolescents will be recruited from at least 20 secondary schools located in economically disadvantaged rural and urban areas of Malaysia. Assessments will take place at multiple time points: during screening, at baseline (pre-intervention), immediately after the intervention (8 weeks), and at two follow-up points-6 and 12 months post-intervention. The primary outcomes are a reduction in anxiety and depressive symptoms, along with improved mental wellbeing at the 12-month follow-up.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07138664
- Run by
- University of Roehampton
- People needed
- 428
- Starts
- 2025-08-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-08-24
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adolescent (aged 12-14) who are in the first two years (Form 1 and Form 2, equivalent to year 7 and 8 in the United Kingdom school system, respectively) in lower secondary schools.
- Adolescents score moderate to severe levels of anxiety and/or depression on the Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) based on the original cut-off norms (DASS-21 Anxiety scale ≥ 10 and/or DASS-21 Depression scale ≥ 14).
- Adolescent's parent/carer provides written consent.
You may not qualify if…
- (1) Being diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disorders. (2) Being diagnosed with intellectual disability.
Where it is running
- Fakulti Psikologi Dan Pendidikan — Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (enrolling)
- Universiti Malaysia Sarawak — Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia (enrolling)
- Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia — Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia (enrolling)
- Universiti Malaya — Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Malaysia (enrolling)
- Sunway University — Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia (enrolling)
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