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The Efficacy of a Growth-Mindset Intervention for Adolescents: A Randomised Controlled Trial

NCT05676554 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 104

Last updated 2024-06-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is exploring an animated learning resource that could be used online to promote mental health. It is computer based and delivered in a single session, lasting 30 minutes. It teaches young people about thoughts, feelings, personality and the brain, it includes ideas about "mindsets" - or beliefs about the brain - which may be helpful in day-to-day life.

The investigators will use social media to recruit 14-18-year-olds to take part in our research. They will be randomly put into one of two groups - either a group who receive the online session first or a group who receive the session later (at the end of the study).

The animated learning resource aims to promote and protect mental health. The investigators predict it might have some benefits for emotional wellbeing, though the investigators do not know for certain. Young people who take part might learn something new or find it rewarding to know they have been part of research which could be used to help promote mental health.

It is important to know that this is a research study and not a form of treatment for mental health problems.

Conditions

  • Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms
  • Depression, Anxiety
  • Adolescent - Emotional Problem

Interventions

OTHER

An Enhanced Psychological Mindset Session for Adolescents

It is a ten-minute psychoeducation video (animation) delivered on the internet, followed by five minutes of stories from fictional students about how they used the concepts. Participants then complete three multiple choice questions aimed to assess their understanding and ability to apply concepts from the video, followed by 'letter of advice' task where participants have to give advice to a fictional younger student based on the information presented in the animation and videos. The intervention itself was developed by Perkins et al (2021) based on promoting a growth mindset. It was deemed to be a feasible and acceptable tool to promote mental health (Perkins et al., 2021) in their feasibility trial.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of East Anglia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-03
Primary Completion
2024-05-23
Completion
2024-05-23

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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