Opp - a Universal Mental Health Promoting Mobile Application for Adolescents

University of Tromso (UiT)

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Mental Health Wellness 1

Treatments: Device: Opp

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05211713

279207

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the project is firstly, to develop an app-based mental health intervention for adolescents. Secondly, to evaluate the effect of this app. The overarching goal is to offer a low-threshold intervention, called Opp, that is easily accessible and free to use for all adolescents in Norway.

Full description

The intervention "Opp" will be delivered through a mobile application. The overall goals of Opp are to 1) increase well-being and mental well-being, 2) increase knowledge about mental health, 3) increase coping skills to deal with stress, 4) increase help-seeking behavior, 5) increase self-esteem, 6) increase sleep quality and 7) reduce mental health problems.

To evaluate the mobile application two studies will be conducted: A user survey and an effectiveness study with a follow-up examination after about six weeks. The effectiveness study will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial with an intervention group and a waiting-list control group.

Enrollment: 700 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 25 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents under 16 years whose guardians have given consent

Exclusion criteria

• severe developmental or cognitive challenges

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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700 participants in 2 patient groups

Intervention group receiving Opp

Experimental group

Description:

The effectiveness study will be conducted as a randomized controlled trial with an intervention group and a waiting-list control group. Data will be collected at baseline (T1, pre intervention) and after about six weeks of intervention (T2, post intervention).

Treatment:

Device: Opp

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The waiting list control group will receive the intervention after study completion.