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Evaluating a Digital Single-session Intervention for Adolescent Mental Health in New Zealand

A study testing Project SOLVE and Project Success in people with Healthy, run by The University of Waikato at 1 site in New Zealand.

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Trial summary

Currently, one in five rangatahi (young people) in Aotearoa report difficulty accessing support for their mental health concerns. This treatment gap has prompted academics and clinicians to consider whether online and/or school-based interventions can increase access to evidence-based mental health care. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 to 14 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Healthy
What is being tested?
Project SOLVE and Project Success
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
300 participants
Where
1 siteNew Zealand
Study dates
30 Mar 2025to 30 Jun 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 12 to 14 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Any Year 9 student (ages 12-14 years old) at a participating school who provides assent.

Who cannot join

  • Any Year 9 student (ages 12-14 years old) at a participating school who does not provide assent and/or whose parent/caregiver does not provided consent.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Morgan T Blind, BA(Hon) contact

+64 21 801 612

mb1080@students.waikato.ac.nz

New Zealand1 site, 1 recruiting

  • St Peter's School Cambridge

    Cambridge

    Sandra Buchanan, +64 07 827 9899, sandra.buchanan@stpeters.school.nz

    morgantblind@gmail.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Project SOLVE and Rangatahi in Aotearoa: Evaluating a Digital Single-Session Intervention for Adolescent Mental Health in New Zealand Through a School-based Randomised Controlled Trial

Currently, one in five rangatahi (young people) in Aotearoa report difficulty accessing support for their mental health concerns. This treatment gap has prompted academics and clinicians to consider whether online and/or school-based interventions can increase access to evidence-based mental health care.

This research is a randomised controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Project SOLVE, an online problem-solving intervention, compared to Project Success, an activity that teaches young people study skills. Underdeveloped problem-solving skills have been associated with varying presentations of mental distress, including depression, hopelessness, and suicidal ideation. This association has meant problem solving is often featured as a core component of therapeutic interventions, and strengthening problem solving skills has been shown to improve clinical outcomes in youth who experience mental health concerns.

For these reasons, the investigators hope that Project SOLVE will support the development of problem solving in rangatahi in Aotearoa and have a positive effect on their proximal and longitudinal mental health outcomes.

Conditions
Healthy
Being tested
Project SOLVE, Project Success

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Project SOLVEBehavioural

    Project SOLVE is a 30-minute self-guided online activity that includes an introduction to problem solving and which types of problems might be most appropriate for this skill; a description of how the brain facilitates problem solving; vignettes demonstrating how older adolescents have solved their problems; scientific evidence that problem solving can work; practice exercises; and activities to encourage the use of problem solving in daily life. The intervention teaches students how to solve problems via the "SOLVE" framework (i.e., Saying what the problem is; One goal to aim for; Listing some solutions; Voting for the best solution; Exploring what works).

  • Project SuccessBehavioural

    Project Success is comparable to Project SOLVE in format and length (i.e., a 30 minute online, self-guided intervention) and teaches young people three strategies to reach their academic goals: how to take effective notes, how to break big assignments down into smaller tasks, and how to ask trusted others for help.

Study groups in NCT06896071
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Project SOLVEExperimentalIn this arm, participants will complete Project SOLVE.
Receives: Behavioral: Project SOLVE
Project SuccessActive comparatorIn this arm, participants will complete Project Success.
Receives: Behavioral: Project Success

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Internalising and externalising symptoms

    Internalising and externalising symptoms will be measured using the Behaviour and Feelings Survey.

    Measured: Immediately pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and 12 weeks post-intervention

Secondary outcomes (6)

  1. Social Problem Solving Skills

    Social problem solving will be measured by the Social Problem-Solving Inventory - Revised Short-Form.

    Measured: Immediately pre-intervention and 12 weeks post-intervention

  2. General Self-Efficacy

    Self-efficacy will be measured using the General Self-Efficacy Scale.

    Measured: Immediately pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and 12 weeks post-intervention

  3. Hope

    Hope will be measured using the Child Hope Scale.

    Measured: Immediately pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and 12 weeks post-intervention

  4. Hopelessness

    Hopelessness will be measured using the Beck Hopelessness Scale - Shortened.

    Measured: Immediately pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and 12 weeks post-intervention

  5. Well-Being

    Well-being will be measured using the World Health Organisation Well-Being Index.

    Measured: Immediately pre-intervention and 12 weeks post-intervention

  6. Educational Self-Efficacy

    Educational self-efficacy will be measured using the Educational Self-Efficacy Scale.

    Measured: Immediately pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and 12 weeks post-intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Mar 2025
  2. Study start30 Mar 2025 (estimated)
  3. Primary completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)
  4. Study completion30 Jun 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
300 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06896071
Sponsor's protocol ID
HREC(Health)2024#60
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
13 Mar 2025
Last updated
26 Mar 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Fenwick-Smith A, Dahlberg EE, Thompson SC. Systematic review of resilience-enhancing, universal, primary school-based mental health promotion programs. BMC Psychol. 2018 Jul 5;6(1):30. doi: 10.1186/s40359-018-0242-3.

    PubMed 29976252

  • Thabrew H, Stasiak K, Hetrick SE, Wong S, Huss JH, Merry SN. E-Health interventions for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Aug 15;8(8):CD012489. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012489.pub2.

    PubMed 30110718

  • Ludin N, Holt-Quick C, Hopkins S, Stasiak K, Hetrick S, Warren J, Cargo T. A Chatbot to Support Young People During the COVID-19 Pandemic in New Zealand: Evaluation of the Real-World Rollout of an Open Trial. J Med Internet Res. 2022 Nov 4;24(11):e38743. doi: 10.2196/38743.

    PubMed 36219754

  • Sutcliffe K, Ball J, Clark TC, Archer D, Peiris-John R, Crengle S, Fleming TT. Rapid and unequal decline in adolescent mental health and well-being 2012-2019: Findings from New Zealand cross-sectional surveys. Aust N Z J Psychiatry. 2023 Feb;57(2):264-282. doi: 10.1177/00048674221138503. Epub 2022 Dec 1.

    PubMed 36453262

  • Schleider JL, Weisz JR. Little Treatments, Promising Effects? Meta-Analysis of Single-Session Interventions for Youth Psychiatric Problems. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2017 Feb;56(2):107-115. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2016.11.007. Epub 2016 Nov 25.

    PubMed 28117056

  • Schleider JL, Mullarkey MC, Fox KR, Dobias ML, Shroff A, Hart EA, Roulston CA. A randomized trial of online single-session interventions for adolescent depression during COVID-19. Nat Hum Behav. 2022 Feb;6(2):258-268. doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01235-0. Epub 2021 Dec 9.

    PubMed 34887544

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Project SOLVE and Project Success in people with Healthy, run by The University of Waikato at 1 site in New Zealand.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in New Zealand. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Morgan T Blind, BA(Hon) (+64 21 801 612, mb1080@students.waikato.ac.nz), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Internalising and externalising symptoms (time frame: Immediately pre-intervention, immediately post-intervention and 12 weeks post-intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06896071, which also lists 6 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Mar 2025.

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