Clinical trials: Help Seeking
Stigma, Social, Child Abuse
Reducing Self-Stigma Among Individuals with History of Childhood Maltreatment
Individuals who report experiencing any kind of abuse during childhood report shame and self-blame, often leading to self-stigma and a reluctance to reveal their experiences and seek help.
- Conditions
- Stigma, Social, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Help-Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05818228
- Testing
- Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 685 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.
Anxiety, Mental Health
CONSCIOUS: A Pilot Trial of a Media Orientation Intervention to Encourage Men's Help Seeking for Mental Health Difficulties
Mental health difficulties among males are an issue of public health concern. Men are also at higher risk of suicidal ideation and self-harm and are poor at help-seeking due to factors including stigma, cultural norms and…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Mental Health, Suicide Awareness, Awareness Training
- Trial name
- CONSCIOUS (NCT07627451)
- Testing
- Psychosocial media campaign, Intervention as usual
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Stimulant Use Disorder
Mirtazapine for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Use in Opioid Use Disorder Patients Receiving Medication Assisted Treatment
This project will evaluate the ability of Mirtazapine (MZP), a pharmacologically unique medication with a growing body of evidence to support its efficacy and safety for the treatment of methamphetamine (MA) use among medication…
- Trial name
- MIRROM (NCT06323837)
- Testing
- Mirtazapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Help-Seeking Behavior, Suicide
Online Suicide Prevention Campaign Aimed at Men
This study aims to examine whether the online suicide prevention campaign for men could increase openness about emotions and help-seeking behavior, and decrease hopelessness and adherence to traditional gender norms concerning…
- Trial name
- NCT05530941
- Testing
- Online suicide prevention campaign
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awareness
Implementation of a Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Program in the University Setting
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of a suicide prevention training program (Gatekeepers) tailored to university students in Spain.
- Conditions
- Suicide Prevention, Suicide Awareness, Suicide Behavior
- Trial name
- GTK-UNI (NCT07052240)
- Testing
- Gatekeeper Training Program (GTK)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Depressive Disorder, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Enhancing Depression Literacy and Reducing Stigma in Adolescents Through Social Media
Depression is a highly common mental disorder that often begins in adolescence. Despite its high burden and negative consequences, few young people seek professional help due to, e.g., low mental health literacy and fear of…
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Depression in Adolescence
- Trial name
- NCT07061600
- Testing
- "ich bin alles", Instagram profile that provides educational content
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Mental Health Help-Seeking
The Elite Athlete Mental Health Strategy Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether positive mental health help-seeking attitudes, and behaviour in elite athletes can be increased through an online intervention.
- Trial name
- TEAMS (NCT00940732)
- Testing
- Destigmatisation and Mental Health Literacy, Help-seeking list, Feedback
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amelia Gulliver
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
ESTOCMA: Mental Health Application for Enhancing Mental Health Literacy About Obsessive-compulsive Disorder
The aim of the study is to analyze the efficacy of a mobile health application (app) designed to increase mental health literacy, help seeking attitudes and reduce stigma associated with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Trial name
- ESTOCMA (NCT04777292)
- Testing
- Use of a mobile health application until app completion
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Mental Well-being, Adolescent Health
Youth-for-Youth Mental Wellness Care and Action
This initiative aims to improve flourishing and quality of life of secondary school students, reduce mental distress (e.g., depression and suicidal ideation), enhance their understanding of mental health (e.g., mental health…
- Conditions
- Mental Well-being, Adolescent Health, Mental Health Literacy, School Difficulties Associated With Mental Health Problems
- Trial name
- NCT06955195
- Testing
- School-based intervention program on improving adolescent mental wellbeing, Control-no treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 18,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Help-Seeking Behavior, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use
Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention Intervention (Hermanos de Luna y Sol)
The goal of this quasi-experimental, community intervention is to reduce HIV sexual risk among Latino immigrant bisexual men or men who have sex with men.
- Conditions
- Help-Seeking Behavior, Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use, Condomless Sex, Risky Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07475702
- Testing
- Moon and Sun Brothers: A Community Prevention Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Francisco State University
Suicide Prevention
Increasing Help-Seeking Behavior Among Transitioning Veterans at Risk for Suicide With Online Gatekeeper Training
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of a gatekeeper training called VA S.A.V.E. which was developed through a partnership between the VA and the PsychArmor Training Institute.
- Trial name
- NCT04565951
- Testing
- VA S.A.V.E.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Gambling Disorder
Online Intervention to Promote Change and Help-Seeking in Young Adults With Gambling and Trading Problems
The goal of this study is to investigate if personalized online normative feedback (PONF) can increase intention to change and help-seeking behaviors in young adults with gambling or trading problems in Spain.
- Trial name
- NCT06681103
- Testing
- Personalized Normative Feedback
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Implementation Research, Help Seeking
Teen Helpline Motivational Interviewing Study
The proposed study will establish a foundation for research within peer-delivered helplines for teens. It aims to evaluate the impact of a Motivational Interviewing training at peer-to-peer helpline.
- Trial name
- MI (NCT07639736)
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Depressive Disorder, Major
Alpha-Stim AID and Major Depressive Disorder
The study will be a multi-centre parallel group, double blind, non-commercial, randomised controlled superiority trial. Study participants will be referred from Primary Care GP practices via their GP and randomised into active…
- Trial name
- NCT04963907
- Testing
- Active Alpha-Stim CES
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Electromedical Products International, Inc.
Help-Seeking Behavior
Evaluation of Mental Health First Aid From the Perspective of Workplace End Users
This trial will evaluate the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid in the workplace. Half of the organisations will receive Mental Health First Aid training and half will receive treatment as usual (a brief consultation from…
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT04311203)
- Testing
- Mental Health First Aid
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London South Bank University