The YAM-project (Youth Aware of Mental Health)

NCT06549764 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H-24000117
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 297
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Two-armed, cluster, randimized feasibility trial investigating the feasibility of the Youth Aware of Mental Health (YAM) intervention provided 9th grade students.

Conditions

Prevention, Suicide

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Feasibility, acceptability and fidelity outcomes

  Participation rates, i.e., percentage of parents and adolescent consenting to participate, Percentage of students attending the YAM classes (≥4 out of 5 sessions), Response rates of participating students to questionnaires at three and six months of follow-up, YAM questions regarding student endorsement, Checklist of milestones on the implementation plan

  Three and six month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Paykel's Suicidal Feelings in the General Population Questionnaire

  Baseline, 3 + 6 month follow-up

• WHO Well-being Scale (WHO-5)

  Baseline, 3 + 6 month follow-up

• Depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS21)

  Baseline, 3 + 6 month follow-up

• General help-seeking questionnaire

  Baseline, 3 + 6 month follow-up

• Kessler's Psychological Distress Scale (K-10)

  Baseline, 3 + 6 month follow-up

Study Arms (2)

Experimental intervention + school as usual (9th grade curriculum)

EXPERIMENTAL

The YAM-program consists of a booklet, posters, discussions, lectures, and role-playing games and will be delivered to students aged 15-16 years. During the 3-week of the intervention, 6 educational posters will remain on display in the classroom,

Behavioral: Youth Aware of Mental Health

School as usual (9th grade curriculum) + help seeking information posters

NO INTERVENTION

School as usual - 9th grade curriculum + posters

Interventions

Youth Aware of Mental Health BEHAVIORAL

Help-seeking and literacy increasing intervention

Experimental intervention + school as usual (9th grade curriculum)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital: lead
• Karolinska Institutet: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services

Hellerup, 2900, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Suicide Prevention

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Suicide; Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Model Details: Two-armed, cluster, randomized feasibility trial (unstratified, blinded analyses, 1:1 allocation

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2024
• First Posted: August 12, 2024
• Study Start: August 8, 2024
• Primary Completion: February 18, 2025
• Study Completion: July 25, 2025
• Last Updated: September 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)