Honest, Open, Proud - College for Post-Secondary Students With Mental Health Challenges

NCT06402929 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1468496
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an online format of the group-based intervention "Honest Open Proud-College" among Canadian post-secondary students.

Conditions

Stigmatization; Mental Health Issue; Disclosure

Keywords

Mental Illness; Stigma; Self-Stigma; Post-Secondary Students; Group Intervention; Disclosure

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale-Short Form (Corrigan et al., 2012)

  Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks)

• Attitudes to Disclosure Questionnaire (Mayer et al., 2022)

  Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks)

• Empowerment Scale (Rogers et al., 1997)

  Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Stigma Stress Scale (Rüsch, Corrigan, Powell, et al., 2009; Rüsch, Corrigan, Wassel, et al., 2009)

  Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks)

• Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965)

  Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks)

• Self-Efficacy about Disclosure Scale (Conley et al., 2019; Rüsch et al., 2014)

  Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks)

• Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (Zimet et al., 1988)

  Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks)

• General Help Seeking Questionnaire (Wilson et al., 2005)

  Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks)

Other Outcomes (3)

• Depression-Anxiety-Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21; Lovibond & Lovidbond, 1995)

  Baseline, Post Intervention (3 weeks), and Post Booster (7 weeks)

• Online Experience Questionnaire

  Post Intervention (3 weeks)

• Disclosure Worksheet

  Post Intervention (3 weeks) and Post Booster (7 weeks)

Study Arms (2)

Honest Open Proud - College (HOP-C)

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Honest Open Proud - College (HOP-C)

Waitlist Control

NO INTERVENTION

Participants randomized to the waitlist control condition complete the study measures at the same timepoints as the experimental group while remaining on a waiting list for the program. Following this, participants randomized to the waitlist are invited to participate in HOP-C without completing study measures.

Interventions

Honest Open Proud - College (HOP-C) BEHAVIORAL

The program consists of three weekly workshops that are two hours in duration. There is a fourth booster workshop (two hours in duration) one month following program completion. All workshops will be held over an online videoconferencing platform. HOP-C is a group program led by trained peer facilitators who have lived mental illness experience. Major topics that the program covers are: 1. discussing different types of disclosure; 2. conducting a cost-benefit analysis of disclosing in different situations; 3. strategies to anticipate how certain people will respond to disclosure when deciding on who to disclose to; 4. disclosure via social media; and 5. a guided creation of participants' own disclosure narrative. During the booster workshop, participants will be encouraged to reflect on their disclosure decisions, and periodically revisit their disclosure cost-benefit analysis in deciding if and when to disclose in the future.

Honest Open Proud - College (HOP-C)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 17 Years - 29 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Age 17 to 29 years old
• Enrolment in an university or college in Canada
• Self-identify as experiencing mental health challenges
• Moderate level of self-reported self-stigma (score 4 or higher on the screening item "Do you feel ashamed about dealing with anxiety, depression, or any other mental health challenges?", rated from 1, not at all, to 7, very much)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lakehead University: lead
• Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Lakehead University

Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Stereotyping; Mental Disorders; Social Stigma

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2024
• First Posted: May 7, 2024
• Study Start: March 17, 2023
• Primary Completion: October 30, 2024
• Study Completion: October 30, 2024
• Last Updated: March 6, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Locations

CA (1)