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HELP (HEalthy Lifestyles Project) for Youth With Mental Distress

NCT06232733 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2026-03-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how healthcare providers can support youths' mental health. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:

* Do youth (12 to 17 years of age) who engage in the 6-month HELP e-intervention have a larger improvement in emotional health (measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire) than youth who do not receive the intervention?
* Does engagement in the HELP e-intervention improve lifestyle behaviour (physical activity, sleep or screen time)?
* Do youth who engage in the 6-month HELP e-intervention utilize fewer mental healthcare resources, during and for 1 year following study participation, than youth who do not receive the intervention? Participants will receive the HELP intervention for 6 months, either immediately or after waiting 6 months from study enrollment. At 0, 3, 6, and 12 months, participants will answer a series of questionnaires to assess their emotional health and lifestyle behaviors. Researchers will compare the emotional health and lifestyle behaviors of youth who received HELP immediately to those who wait for 6 months prior to the intervention to see if their emotional health or lifestyle behaviors differ.

Conditions

  • Mental Health Issue

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Healthy Lifestyles Project e-intervention

Virtual lifestyle behaviour change support.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital Academic Medical Organization (CHAMO)

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Clare Gray, MD · Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-15
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2028-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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