About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how healthcare providers can support youths' mental health. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are:
* Do youth (12 to 17 years of age) who engage in the 6-month HELP e-intervention have a larger improvement in emotional health (measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire) than youth who do not receive the intervention? * Does engagement in the HELP e-intervention improve lifestyle behaviour (physical activity, sleep or screen time)? * Do youth who engage in the 6-month HELP e-intervention utilize fewer mental healthcare resources, during and for 1 year following study participation, than youth who do not receive the intervention? Participants will receive the HELP intervention for 6 months, either immediately or after waiting 6 months from study enrollment. At 0, 3, 6, and 12 months, participants will answer a series of questionnaires to assess their emotional health and lifestyle behaviors. Researchers will compare the emotional health and lifestyle behaviors of youth who received HELP immediately to those who wait for 6 months prior to the intervention to see if their emotional health or lifestyle behaviors differ.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Youth 12-17 years of age seeking, waiting for or receiving support for emotional distress.
Able to provide informed consent to study participation.
Able to engage in the HELP e-intervention in English (French translation of the e-modules will not be available until intervention efficacy is established).
Willing to be randomized to a study group.
Disqualifiers
Identified or suspected eating disorder
Youth whose health or family status is deemed to be inappropriate for the study as per their most responsible clinician.
Trial design
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Healthy Lifestyles Project e-intervention
BehavioralVirtual lifestyle behaviour change support.
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Youth emotional distress. Minimum score 0. Maximum Score 50. Higher score is lower emotional health.
Secondary outcomes
Habitual Activity Estimation Scale
Self-reported daily physical activity. Minutes and proportion of day spent inactive, somewhat inactive, somewhat active and active for weekend and week days.
Adolescent Sleep Hygiene Scale
Self-reported sleep habits. Minimum score 33. Maximum score 198. Higher score is better sleep hygiene.
Adolescent Sedentary Activity Questionnaire
Self-reported screen time (hours and minutes).
Sponsors and contacts
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Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Lead sponsor
Children's Hospital Academic Medical Organization (CHAMO)
Collaborator