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NCT number NCT03387007
Other study ID # TUniversity
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received December 21, 2017
Last updated December 28, 2017
Start date June 2016
Est. completion date December 2017

Study information

Verified date December 2017
Source Tokyo University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Adolescents are prone to mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression which could become worse in the aftermath of disasters. However, hope can help adolescents cope with the challenges better. For resource poor disaster prone settings, school teachers can provide timely psycho-social support that could improve mental health and hope among adolescents.

Nepal is a disaster prone country that faced a devastating earthquake in 2015 that claimed thousands of lives and left many homeless which could have affected the mental health of adolescents.This study was conducted in schools of Dhading, a severely earthquake affected district and schools of Myagdi, a least affected district by earthquake in Nepal. The intervention focused on training school teachers on psycho-social support for adolescents.


Description:

Adolescents are prone to mental health problems such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression which could become worse in the aftermath of disasters. However, some adolescents can have better hope that helps them to cope with the challenges following adverse events such as earthquake.

Nepal is a low income and disaster prone country that ranks 11th for earthquake risks globally. In April 2015, the country faced a devastating earthquake of 7.8 Magnitude that killed thousands of people. Fourteen out of seventy five districts in Nepal were declared as severely affected districts.

However, the adolescents may not have received enough psychosocial support after the earthquake. The damage caused by earthquake was further worsened by the political instability in the country leading to delay in reconstruction work in earthquake-affected areas. Difficult circumstances following the earthquake could have affected the mental of adolescents negatively. However, the evidence on mental health status of adolescents following massive disaster such as earthquake remains inadequate.

For resource poor and disaster prone settings such as Nepal, school teachers can provide timely psychosocial support that could improve mental health and hope among adolescents. School based teacher mediated interventions could be more sustainable and feasible in the complex scenario of post-disaster settings. However, evidence on teacher mediated interventions in low resource disaster settings remain inadequate.

The objectives of this study were to assess mental health and level of hope among the adolescents in selected districts and examine the effect of school teachers' training on psychosocial support on mental health and hope among the adolescents.

The intervention for this study was schoolteachers' training on psycho-social support. A clinical psychologist provided 2-day training on psycho-social support for 22 schoolteachers (2 teachers from each intervention school). The training guidelines were adapted from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) on psycho-social support for education in emergencies. The training provided basic skills to the schoolteachers so that they will be able to provide psycho-social support for children affected. The lesson learned from the training was intended to be applied by the school teachers in their everyday regular school activities. A follow up study was conducted at 6 months follow up among the adolescents to assess the change in their mental health status and hope.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 1912
Est. completion date December 2017
Est. primary completion date March 2017
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 10 Years to 17 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Adolescents studying in grade 6, 7 and 8 of the selected schools at the time of data collection

- Adolescents with written consent from themselves and their guardian

Exclusion Criteria:

- Adolescent who refused to participate

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Psychosocial support training for school teachers
The intervention for this study was schoolteachers' training on psychosocial support.A clinical psychologist provided 2-day training (a total of 16 hours) training on psychosocial support for the schoolteachers

Locations

Country Name City State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Tokyo University

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change from baseline post traumatic stress symptoms at 6 months Post traumatic stress disorder symptoms among adolescents using Child post traumatic symptom scale symptom scale which is a 17 item scale. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 52. Higher score indicates higher symptoms for PTSD. baseline and 6 month follow up
Primary Change from baseline depression symptoms at 6 months Depression symptoms among adolescents using depression self rating scale which is an 18 item scale. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 36. Higher scores indicate higher symptoms for depression. baseline and 6 month follow up
Primary Change from baseline hope at 6 months Hope as an antecedent of resilience and positive aspect of mental health using Children's Hope scale which is a 6 item scale. The minimum score is 0 and maximum score is 1 and maximum score is 36. The higher score indicate higher hope. baseline and 6 month follow up
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