Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid From the Perspective of Workplace End Users
EMPOWER
1 other identifier
interventional
800
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This trial will evaluate the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid in the workplace. Half of the organisations will receive Mental Health First Aid training and half will receive treatment as usual (a brief consultation from Mental health First Aid England on mental health and well-being in the workplace).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2020
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 20, 2020
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 3, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 17, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 20, 2021
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 20, 2022
CompletedJuly 7, 2020
July 1, 2020
1.4 years
March 3, 2020
July 3, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in Employees' help-seeking behaviour
Measured by the Actual Help-Seeking Questionnaire \[AHSQ\] (Rickwood et al., 2005).The AHSQ measures help-seeking behaviour in the two-weeks preceding the assessment. Help-seeking behaviour is determined by listing the number of help sources and whether these have been sought in the time period and the issue for which they have been approached.
6, 12 and 24 months.
Secondary Outcomes (9)
Demographics
Baseline
Change in Employees Help Seeking Intentions
Baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months.
Change in Employees' Mental Health and Well-being
Baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months.
Change in Mental Health First-Aiders' Mental Health Literacy
Baseline, 1, 6, 12 and 24 months.
Change in Employees' Quality of Life
Baseline, 6, 12 and 24 months.
- +4 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Mental Health First Aid Intervention
EXPERIMENTALTwo-day MHFA training provided by MHFA England. Organisations will raise awareness of the presence of MHFA in the workplace, with delivery of MHFA by trained members to participants in the workplace.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONA brief consultation from MHFAE on the promotion of mental health and well-being in the workplace.
Interventions
The intervention has 3 parts:1.Two-day MHFA training provided by MHFA England. A manualised programme designed to provide individuals with: an in-depth understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect wellbeing, practical skills to spot triggers and signs of mental health issues, confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress, enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgemental listening, knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to further support - whether that's self-help resources, through their employer, the NHS, or a mix. 2.Raising awareness of the presence of MHFA in the organisation. 3.The application of MHFA to participants in the workplace using the manualised five-stage approach, ALGEE: Approach the person, assess and assist with any crisis; Listen and communicate non-judgementally; Give support and information; Encourage the person to get appropriate professional help and Encourage them to seek other forms of support.
Eligibility Criteria
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Sponsors & Collaborators
- London South Bank Universitylead
- Mental Health First Aid Englandcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
London South Bank University
London, United Kingdom
Related Publications (1)
Atanda O, Callaghan P, Carter T, Durcan G, O'Shea N, Brown SD, Reavey P, Vangeli E, White S, Wood KV. Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid from the Perspective Of Workplace End UseRs-EMPOWER: protocol of cluster randomised trial phase. Trials. 2020 Aug 14;21(1):715. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-04636-0.
PMID: 32795364DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Patrick Callaghan, PhD
London South Bank University
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Masking Details
- Participants and researchers will not be blinded to treatment allocation due to the nature of the study.
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 3, 2020
First Posted
March 17, 2020
Study Start
January 20, 2020
Primary Completion
June 20, 2021
Study Completion
January 20, 2022
Last Updated
July 7, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-07