Promotion of Mental Health in Adolescents: A School-Based Preventive Version of the Unified Protocol (UP-A Kind)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age11-18
SponsorUniversity of Coimbra
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the efficacy of the Unified Protocol for the Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders for Adolescents (UP-A; Ehrenreich-May et al., 2018) as a universal school-based preventive intervention (UP-A Kind) in adolescents aged 11-18. This intervention aims to prevent emotional symptoms and improve adolescents' mental well-being in school setting, assessing changes in transdiagnostic processes. Researchers will compare an experimental group and a control group. Participants will participate in eight weekly sessions and will be assessed at 4 time points (pre- and post-treatment and 3-, 6- and 12-month follow-up). Control group participants will receive no intervention and will be assessed at the same time points.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Frequent 7º, 8º or 9º grade
Providing written informed assent (the adolescent and the legal tutor)
Being able to understand, write and read Portuguese
Disqualifiers
No exclusion criteria because of being a universal prevention study
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- UP-A, a cognitive-behavioral structured group intervention, was adapted as a universal preventive intervention to be delivered in school settings (UP-A Kind).
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Coimbra
Lead sponsor
EPIS Association - Entrepreneurs for Social Inclusion
Collaborator
Z Zurich Foundation
Collaborator
Foundation for Science and Technology, Portugal
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov