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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
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Mental Health Education | Experimental |
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| Comparison | Active Comparator | Participants randomized to comparison will receive 20-30 minutes of team-building activities each week for roughly 5 weeks. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Va Meh Du (Mental Health Education) | Behavioral | Participants 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. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Coping Skills | Change in engagement coping skills will be measured using Coping Strategies Inventory-Short Form for adult participants and KIDCOPE for minor participants | From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months |
| 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 | From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Psychological Well being | Change in psychological well-being will be measured using the Flourishing Scale and WHO-5 for adult and minor participants | From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months |
| Physical Activity |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Ana D Sucaldito | Contact | 336-334-3240 | adsucaldito@uncg.edu |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Bamboo Roots | Recruiting | Winston-Salem | North Carolina | 27104 | United States |
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Data requests can be submitted starting 9 months after article publication and the data will be made accessible for up to 12 months
Access to trial IPD can be requested by qualified researchers engaging in IRB-approved research and will be provided following review and approval of a research proposal and Statistical Analysis Plan (SAP) and execution of a Data Sharing Agreement (DSA). For more information or to submit a request, please contact adsucaldito@uncg.edu
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| ID | Term |
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| D000092862 | Psychological Well-Being |
| D009043 | Motor Activity |
| ID | Term |
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| D010549 | Personal Satisfaction |
| D001519 | Behavior |
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| Active Compartor | Behavioral | Participants randomized to comparison will receive 20-30 minutes of team-building activities each week for roughly 5 weeks. |
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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).
| From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months |