"Up To Me" Program for Mental Illness on College Campuses

N/A

Waitlist Available

Led By Kristin Kosyluk

Research Sponsored by University of South Florida

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up change from baseline to week 3, week 7, week 15 and 27 for all participants

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will evaluate a program to help college students with mental illness improve their living and participation in their community. Outcomes expected: better integration, self-esteem & self-determination, disclosure of illness for support & better achievement.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for college students over 18 at USF who have psychiatric disabilities and may feel shame or secrecy about their mental illness. It's not for those with only substance abuse issues or graduating within 6 months of starting the intervention.

What is being tested?

The 'Up To Me' program, which includes three lessons to reduce stigma around mental illness on campus, is being tested. Students are randomly assigned to receive the program with or without an additional booster session.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is a psychoeducational intervention rather than a medication, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, discussing mental health openly could potentially cause emotional discomfort.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ change from baseline to week 3, week 7, week 15 and 27 for all participants

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~change from baseline to week 3, week 7, week 15 and 27 for all participants

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and change from baseline to week 3, week 7, week 15 and 27 for all participants for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Self-Determination Scale

Self-Stigma of Mental Illness Scale-Short Form

Stigma Stress Scale

+2 more

Secondary study objectives

Academic Persistence

Academic and Intellectual Development Scale

Actual Help Seeking Questionnaire

+15 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

3Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention + No BoosterExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Group II: Intervention + BoosterExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

This arm will have n=67 participants. The Up To Me behavioral intervention will be administered via 2-hour sessions over three consecutive weeks. During these sessions, participants will complete worksheets from the Up To Me workbook. Additionally, participants randomized to this arm will complete an additional session 4 weeks after the third session of the intervention.

Group III: Waitlist ControlActive Control1 Intervention

This arm will have n=67 participants. Those randomized to this arm will be engaged in "treatment as usual", participating in the same services and activities that they were engaged with prior to recruitment into the study.

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