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
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Design model
Crossover
Treatments tested in this trial
Va Meh Du (Mental Health Education)
BehavioralParticipants randomized to Va Meh Du (mental health education) will receive 20-30 minutes of mental health education each week for roughly 5 weeks. Mental health education will be evidence-based, using sports psychology practices, and culturally targeted toward Karenni refugees.
Active Compartor
BehavioralParticipants randomized to comparison will receive 20-30 minutes of team-building activities each week for roughly 5 weeks.
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Mental Health EducationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ComparisonActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Coping Skills
Change in engagement coping skills will be measured using Coping Strategies Inventory-Short Form for adult participants and KIDCOPE for minor participants
Time frame
From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months2
Social Connectedness
Change in social connectedness will be measured using Social Connectedness Revised Scale for adult participants and NIH Toolbox Pediatric social relationship scales (Friendship and Loneliness) for minor participants
Time frame
From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 monthsSecondary outcomes
1
Psychological Well being
Change in psychological well-being will be measured using the Flourishing Scale and WHO-5 for adult and minor participants
Time frame
From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months2
Physical Activity
Change in physical activity will be measured via the self-report questions: "In the past 3 months, how physically active have you been?" and "In the past 6 months, how physically active have you been?" Participants will answer using a 5-point Likert Scale from 1 (Very often) to 5 (Never).
Time frame
From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 monthsSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov