NCT02334020

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is evaluate the effect of the Mental Health First-aid training course on a Danish population of employees.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
538

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2013

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2013

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 8, 2014

Completed
24 days until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2015

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 8, 2015

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

April 28, 2015

Status Verified

April 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

December 8, 2014

Last Update Submit

April 25, 2015

Conditions

Mental Health Impairment

Keywords

Mental illnesstrainingsupportMental Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Increased confidence in help-giving behaviour as measured by comparing the intervention group after having attended the training course with the control group. (questionnaire)

    Continuous outcome measures will be analyzed using generalized linear models and dichotomous outcome measures will be analyzed using binary logistic regression. Data will be analysed using IBM SPSS version 22.

    6 months

Study Arms (2)

Training course

EXPERIMENTAL

12 hour training course in Mental Health First-aid

Other: Mental Health First-aid

Waiting list

OTHER

Waiting list design, hence delayed offering of Mental Health First-aid

Other: Mental Health First-aid

Interventions

Mental Health First-aidOTHER

2 days training course providing information on severe mental illness, in order to make people able to support in situations of crisis

Training courseWaiting list

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • people, who in their line of work are in contact with many different individuals

You may not qualify if:

  • none

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Mental Health Center Copenhagen

Copenhagen, 2400, Denmark

Location

Related Publications (3)

  • Richardson R, Dale HE, Robertson L, Meader N, Wellby G, McMillan D, Churchill R. Mental Health First Aid as a tool for improving mental health and well-being. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2023 Aug 22;8(8):CD013127. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013127.pub2.

    PMID: 37606172DERIVED

  • Jensen KB, Morthorst BR, Vendsborg PB, Hjorthoj C, Nordentoft M. Effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid training in Denmark: a randomized trial in waitlist design. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2016 Apr;51(4):597-606. doi: 10.1007/s00127-016-1176-9. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

    PMID: 26837214DERIVED

  • Jensen KB, Morthorst BR, Vendsborg PB, Hjorthoj CR, Nordentoft M. The effect of the mental health first-aid training course offered employees in Denmark: study protocol for a randomized waitlist-controlled superiority trial mixed with a qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry. 2015 Apr 14;15:80. doi: 10.1186/s12888-015-0466-1.

    PMID: 25884517DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental DisordersPsychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal SatisfactionBehavior

Study Officials

  • Merete Nordentoft, Prof. Dr.med

    Mental Health Centre, in the capital region of Denmark

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor, Dr. Med Sc.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 8, 2014

First Posted

January 8, 2015

Study Start

September 1, 2013

Primary Completion

January 1, 2015

Study Completion

June 1, 2015

Last Updated

April 28, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-04

Locations

DK(1)