A Guided Internet-Based Problem-Solving Intervention Delivered Through Smartphones for Secondary School Pupils During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Background“POD Adventures” is a gamified mental health intervention delivered via a smartphone app and supported by counsellors for a target population of secondary school students in India. This paper describes the protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of a remote...
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| author | Pattie P Gonsalves Rhea Sharma Eleanor Hodgson Bhargav Bhat Abhijeet Jambhale Helen A Weiss Christopher G Fairburn Kate Cavanagh Pim Cuijpers Daniel Michelson Vikram Patel |
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Background“POD Adventures” is a gamified mental health intervention delivered via a smartphone app and supported by counsellors for a target population of secondary school students in India. This paper describes the protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of a remotely delivered version of the intervention in the context of COVID-19 restrictions.
ObjectiveOur objectives are to assess the feasibility of research procedures and intervention delivery and to generate preliminary estimates of the effectiveness of the intervention to inform the sample size calculation of a full-scale trial.
MethodsWe will conduct a parallel, 2-arm, individually randomized pilot controlled trial in 11 secondary schools in Goa, India. This pilot trial aims to recruit 70 participants with a felt need for psychological support. Participants will receive either the POD Adventures intervention delivered over 4 weeks or usual care comprising information about local mental health services and national helplines. Outcomes will be assessed at two timepoints: baseline and 6 weeks post randomization.
ResultsThe first participant was enrolled on January 28, 2021, and 6-week assessment completed on April 4, 2021. Owing to a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, schools in Goa were closed on April 22, 2021. Trial participants are currently receiving the intervention or completing follow-up assessments.
ConclusionsThis pilot trial will help understand the feasibility of implementing and evaluating a remotely delivered digital mental health intervention in a low-resource setting. Our findings will be used to design future trials that can address difficulties of accessing psychosocial support in-person and support wider efforts to scale up evidence-based mental health interventions for young people.
Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04672486; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04672486
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a9d560c9dd5463893353baa7a3b7a0d2023-08-28T19:28:31ZengJMIR PublicationsJMIR Research Protocols1929-07482021-10-011010e3033910.2196/30339A Guided Internet-Based Problem-Solving Intervention Delivered Through Smartphones for Secondary School Pupils During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled TrialPattie P Gonsalveshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3780-4523Rhea Sharmahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7066-4713Eleanor Hodgsonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0325-1302Bhargav Bhathttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7803-6626Abhijeet Jambhalehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1684-1050Helen A Weisshttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-7936Christopher G Fairburnhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9673-9795Kate Cavanaghhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9863-1462Pim Cuijpershttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5497-2743Daniel Michelsonhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7370-8788Vikram Patelhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1066-8584 Background“POD Adventures” is a gamified mental health intervention delivered via a smartphone app and supported by counsellors for a target population of secondary school students in India. This paper describes the protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial of a remotely delivered version of the intervention in the context of COVID-19 restrictions. ObjectiveOur objectives are to assess the feasibility of research procedures and intervention delivery and to generate preliminary estimates of the effectiveness of the intervention to inform the sample size calculation of a full-scale trial. MethodsWe will conduct a parallel, 2-arm, individually randomized pilot controlled trial in 11 secondary schools in Goa, India. This pilot trial aims to recruit 70 participants with a felt need for psychological support. Participants will receive either the POD Adventures intervention delivered over 4 weeks or usual care comprising information about local mental health services and national helplines. Outcomes will be assessed at two timepoints: baseline and 6 weeks post randomization. ResultsThe first participant was enrolled on January 28, 2021, and 6-week assessment completed on April 4, 2021. Owing to a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India, schools in Goa were closed on April 22, 2021. Trial participants are currently receiving the intervention or completing follow-up assessments. ConclusionsThis pilot trial will help understand the feasibility of implementing and evaluating a remotely delivered digital mental health intervention in a low-resource setting. Our findings will be used to design future trials that can address difficulties of accessing psychosocial support in-person and support wider efforts to scale up evidence-based mental health interventions for young people. Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04672486; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04672486 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/30339https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/10/e30339 |
| spellingShingle | Pattie P Gonsalves Rhea Sharma Eleanor Hodgson Bhargav Bhat Abhijeet Jambhale Helen A Weiss Christopher G Fairburn Kate Cavanagh Pim Cuijpers Daniel Michelson Vikram Patel A Guided Internet-Based Problem-Solving Intervention Delivered Through Smartphones for Secondary School Pupils During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR Research Protocols |
| title | A Guided Internet-Based Problem-Solving Intervention Delivered Through Smartphones for Secondary School Pupils During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full | A Guided Internet-Based Problem-Solving Intervention Delivered Through Smartphones for Secondary School Pupils During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_fullStr | A Guided Internet-Based Problem-Solving Intervention Delivered Through Smartphones for Secondary School Pupils During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Guided Internet-Based Problem-Solving Intervention Delivered Through Smartphones for Secondary School Pupils During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_short | A Guided Internet-Based Problem-Solving Intervention Delivered Through Smartphones for Secondary School Pupils During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial |
| title_sort | guided internet based problem solving intervention delivered through smartphones for secondary school pupils during the covid 19 pandemic in india protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial |
| url | https://www.researchprotocols.org/2021/10/e30339 |
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