Va Meh Du: A Sports-based Mental Health Promotion Intervention for Karenni Refugees
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age8+
SponsorUniversity of North Carolina, Greensboro
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a soccer program focused on mental health positively impacts mental health in Karenni refugee young boys and men. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does mental health education provided during a sports program improve mental health coping for Karenni refugee young boys and men? Does participation in a sports-program improve social connection for Karenni refugee young boys and men?
Researchers will compare those receiving mental health education to a comparison group to see if mental health education improves mental health coping skills.
Participants will:
Participate weekly soccer practices for 6 months Receive mental health education or comparison activities Answer questions about their health, such as their coping skills, social connection, and physical activity
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
For child/minor participants: 8-16 years old, self-identifies as Karenni, self-identifies as a boy, speaks English, currently lives in Piedmont Triad area of NC, has parental consent, assents to participate
For adult participants--18 years of age, self-identifies as Karenni, self-identifies as a man, speaks English and Karenni, currently lives in Piedmont Triad area of NC, consents to participate, anticipates missing no more than 2 practices
Disqualifiers
[for adult participants only]: Criminal record indicating potential harm to children (i.e., convicted of a violent or sexual crime, registration in the Sex Offender Registry, Responsible Individual List, or Child Maltreatment Registry) or are expected to miss more than 2 practices
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Va Meh Du (Mental Health Education)
- Active Compartor
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov