Efficacy of Positive Mental Health Program for Adults - Study Protocol

Carme Ferré Grau

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Mental Health

Treatments: Other: Mentis Plus+ (Experimental Group)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04600401

2020PMHP.PT

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a positive mental health program for adults, designated Mentis Plus+, in community. Our hypotheses are:

1. compared with the wait-list control group, the persons who join the experimental group and participate in the Mentis Plus+, will have more positive mental health on the end of the program;
2. in the Mentis Plus+ participants, positive mental health will be increased at the end of the program and at follow-up (three- six months later) and their psychological vulnerability will reduce.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• to be a participant aged ≥ 18;
• participant without a diagnosis of psychiatric pathology;
• agree to participate in the program by signing informed consent;
• participant with the "low-level or languising" in at least one factor of the positive mental health questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

• non-Portuguese speakers

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Participants integrate the Mentis Plus+ program

Experimental group

Description:

Mentis Plus+ Program was developed based in The Multifactorial Model of Positive Mental Health and its construction resulted from a systematic literature review and validation through focus group. The duration of the Mentis Plus+ program depends on the number of the six factors to be worked on. The Mentis Plus+ lasts at least 7 weeks (1 session per week, lasting 1 hour) and can work individually or in groups (2-12 people). There will be 2 initial sessions of 1 hour each and 3 sessions for each factor to work with duration of 1 hour. Still, a final session and a follow-up session (3-6 months after the program) will be held.

Treatment:

Other: Mentis Plus+ (Experimental Group)

Participants on a waiting list (Control Group)

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in the control group were told they were on a waiting list for 3-6 months, as a minimum, before they integrate the Mentis Plus+ program. Given the preventive nature of this study, a waiting list control group won't bring risks or damages to participants