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Assessing Online Interventions for Men's' Mental Health and Wellbeing

NCT02785471 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 554

Last updated 2022-02-10

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a comprehensive, male-oriented, online screening and referral (Screening for Mental Health; SMH) and male-oriented online information and referral intervention program (Man Therapy; MT) to improve mental health and wellbeing with a focus on prevention of suicide and help-seeking behaviors among middle-aged men. The online programs will be offered together to maximize the effect on reducing suicide behavior and increasing mental health help-seeking behaviors for men. If successful in decreasing suicide behavior and ideation and increasing suicide help-seeking behavior, this intervention could be scaled up to contribute to a reduction in suicide behaviors and deaths across the country.

Conditions

  • Mental Health Wellness 1

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Screening for Mental Health only

Participants in the Screening for Mental Health (SMH)-only group will complete the online depression and suicide screening and receive immediate feedback and referrals.

BEHAVIORAL

Screening for Mental Health & Man Therapy

Participants assigned to Screening for Mental Health, plus Man Therapy (SMH+MT) group will be offered the Man Therapy program in conjunction with Screening for Mental Health. MT provides online early intervention services designed specifically for men who are at risk for suicide and are less likely to engage in help-seeking behavior. MT takes an innovative and humorous approach to mental health education and help seeking through a fictional "therapist" named Dr. Rich Mahogany, who is a no-nonsense "man's man" who informs men about the importance of honest talk about life's challenges in addressing their problems. The web portal allows review "manly mental health information, facts and tips," explore "man therapies," and view videos of men with lived experience.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jodi Jacobson Frey · University of Maryland, Baltimore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
25 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-09-30
Primary Completion
2019-05-30
Completion
2020-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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