Study of Resilience and Loneliness in Youth (18 - 25 Years Old) During the COVID-19 Pandemic Lock-down Measures.

Loneliness Clinical Trial

Official title:

Mental Health Implications During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic Lock-down Measures in Youth (18 - 25 Years Old) in French-Speaking Belgium and Italy: Resilience and Loneliness Evaluation.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04371250
• Other study ID #: SRB2020_158
• Status: Completed
• Start date: April 30, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: February 2022
• Source: Erasme University Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The outbreak linked to SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in lock-down measures in almost all European countries.

This online survey assesses these measures implications on Mental Health in emerging adults.

The questionnaires evaluate two psychometric variables (Resilience and Loneliness) and Mental Health status (mental health professional help-seeking, use of psychotropic drugs, or possible diagnosis) before and during Lock-down Measures.

At least 600 healthy participants aged form 18 to 25 years old will be attended to fill the survey during the SARS-CoV2 Pandemic Lock-down Measures.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 800
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: May 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 25 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• French-speaking or Italian-speaking

• Subjects who accepted to participated to the online survey

• Inhabitants of a European country where SARS-CoV2 Pandemic Lock-down Measures are underway

• Survey filling date up to one week after the end of Lock-down Measures in the Country of residence

Exclusion Criteria:

• Incomplete surveys

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COVID-19
• Loneliness
• Resilience, Psychological
• Surveys and Questionnaires
• Youth

Intervention

Other:
• Survey and Questionnaire
Resilience and Loneliness questionnaires

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	Erasme University Hospital	Brussels

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Erasme University Hospital	King Baudouin Foundation, Université Libre de Bruxelles

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

References & Publications (7)

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Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., Braun, S., Kempenaers, C., Linkowski, P., & Fossion, P. (2011). The resilience scale for adults: Construct validity and measurement in a Belgian sample. International Journal of Testing, 11(1), 53-70. https://doi.org/10.1080/15305058.2010.508570

Kessler RC, Amminger GP, Aguilar-Gaxiola S, Alonso J, Lee S, Ustün TB. Age of onset of mental disorders: a review of recent literature. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2007 Jul;20(4):359-64. Review. — View Citation

Marcoen A, Goossens L, Caes P. Lonelines in pre-through late adolescence: Exploring the contributions of a multidimensional approach. J Youth Adolesc. 1987 Dec;16(6):561-77. doi: 10.1007/BF02138821. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Self-rated measure of Resilience	Measured with the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA).	Up to 1 week after the end of the lock-down measures
Primary	Self-rated measure of Loneliness	Measured with the UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) Loneliness Scale.	Up to 1 week after the end of the lock-down measures