High School StudentsNCT07879352
Effects of Nurse-Led School-Based Mental Health Education on Beliefs Toward Mental Illness, Social Distance, and Empathy in Adolescents
A study testing Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education in people with High School Students, run by Neslihan Lok at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of a nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education program on adolescents' beliefs toward mental illness, social distance, and empathic tendency. The research hypotheses of this study are as follows: H1. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 14 to 15 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- High School Students
- What is being tested?
- Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 72 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 2 Oct 2023to 24 Nov 2023
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 14 to 15 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Be actively enrolled in the ninth grade,
- Be in the adolescent age group,
- Be able to read and understand Turkish,
- Have sufficient cognitive capacity to complete the data collection instruments independently,
- Have no previous participation in a structured mental health education program with similar content,
- Voluntarily agree to participate in the study,
- Provide written assent to participate in the study, together with written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian.
Who cannot join
- Be unable to provide written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian,
- Decline to participate in the study,
- Be absent from school during the eligibility assessment and baseline data collection period,
- Have linguistic, cognitive, or communication difficulties that prevent the reliable completion of the data collection instruments,
- Have previously participated in a structured mental health education program with similar content.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Aliya Izzetbegoviç Anatolian High School
Konya, Konya, 42250
About this study
Official title: Effects of Nurse-Led School-Based Mental Health Education on Beliefs Toward Mental Illness, Social Distance, and Empathy in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of a nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education program on adolescents' beliefs toward mental illness, social distance, and empathic tendency. The research hypotheses of this study are as follows:
H1. Adolescents receiving nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education would demonstrate a greater reduction in negative beliefs toward mental illness than adolescents in the control group.
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H2. Adolescents receiving nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education would demonstrate a greater reduction in social distance toward individuals with mental illness than adolescents in the control group.
H3. Adolescents receiving nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education would demonstrate a greater increase in empathic tendency than adolescents in the control group. This study hypothesized that participation in Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education would reduce adolescents' misconceptions and negative beliefs about mental illness, increase their willingness to establish social relationships with individuals with mental illness, and strengthen their tendency to understand others' feelings and thoughts, consider different perspectives, and demonstrate sensitivity toward others' experiences. The study compared the intervention group, which received Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education, with the control group, which continued the routine school program, in terms of these variables.
Participants in the intervention group attended nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education at an Anatolian high school over a six-week period. The program was delivered once a week, on either Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, according to the students' class schedules. Each session lasted approximately 45 minutes.
Read the detailed description
The study was conducted ninth-grade students at an Anatolian High School, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 72 students were included in the study. These students were randomly assigned to two groups: intervention and control groups. Pre-test data were collected in a quiet classroom setting at the school, where silence was maintained, by researches on October, 2023 from both the intervention and control groups using the "Personal Information Form", "Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale, Social Distance Scale, and KA-SI Empathic Tendency Scale-Adolescent Form on a self-report basis. Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education was administered to the intervention group, which was divided into six small groups of six students, between October-November 2023 for 6 weeks, once a week, on either Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, according to the students' class schedules, in sessions lasting approximately 45 minutes each. At the end of the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education, both the intervention and control groups were administered the ""Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale, Social Distance Scale, and KA-SI Empathic Tendency Scale-Adolescent Form" as a post-test on November, 2023. The control group received no intervention during the 6-week program, which continued the routine school program.
- Conditions
- High School Students
- Being tested
- Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education
- Keywords
- adolescents, high school students, empathy, mental health education, mental illness, school nursing, social distance
- Medical subject headings
- Mental Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health EducationBehavioural
The program was structured according to improve adolescents' knowledge and awareness of mental health and mental illness, reduce misconceptions about mental illness, support the development of more positive social approaches toward individuals with mental illness, and strengthen empathic tendencies. The program consisted of six structured sessions delivered over six weeks, with one session conducted each week. Each session lasted approximately 45 minutes. The program consisted of six structured sessions:
Session 1. Understanding mental health and mental illness Session 2. Accurate and inaccurate beliefs about mental illness Session 3. Causes, treatment, and recovery in mental illness Session 4. Empathy and perspective taking Session 5. Supportive communication and social approach Session 6. Reinforcement and evaluation
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | The intervention group was a group of 36 students who followed the 6-week the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education. Receives: Behavioral: Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education |
| Control Group | No intervention | The control group was a group of 36 students who did not receive any intervention, which continued the routine school program, for 6 weeks. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Beliefs Toward Mental Illness total mean score
Beliefs Toward Mental Illness was assessed using the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale, consists of 21 items, each scored from 0 to 5, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 105, with higher scores indicate more negative beliefs toward mental illness.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education at 6 weeks.
Social distance toward individuals with mental illness total mean score
Social distance toward individuals with mental illness was assessed using the Social Distance Scale, consists of 14 items rated on a 7-point scale, yielding a total score ranging from 14 to 98, with higher scores indicate greater social distance toward individuals with mental illness.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education at 6 weeks.
Empathic tendency total mean score
Empathic tendency was assessed using the KA-SI Empathic Tendency Scale-Adolescent Form, consists of 17 items rated on a 4-point Likert scale. There are no reverse-scored items in the adolescent form. Total scores range from 17 to 68, with higher scores indicating greater empathic tendency.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education at 6 weeks.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 Oct 2026
- Study start2 Oct 2023
- Primary completion17 Nov 2023
- Study completion24 Nov 2023
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for High School StudentsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- This study was a randomized controlled trial with two-arm, pre-test and post-test control groups.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Neslihan Lok
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Selcuk University
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Neslihan Lok, Selcuk University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07879352
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- SelcukU-GUzun-005
- Status last verified
- Oct 2026
- First submitted
- 10 Oct 2026
- Last updated
- 16 Oct 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Oct 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effects of Nurse-Led School-Based Mental Health Education on Beliefs Toward Mental Illness, Social Distance, and Empathy in Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07879352
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- SelcukU-GUzun-005
- Conditions
- High School Students
- Keywords
- adolescents, high school students, empathy, mental health education, mental illness, school nursing, social distance
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Neslihan LokUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Selcuk University
- Study start
- 2 Oct 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 17 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Study completion
- 24 Nov 2023 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 Oct 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study was aimed to evaluate the effects of a nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education program on adolescents' beliefs toward mental illness, social distance, and empathic tendency. The research hypotheses of this study are as follows:
H1. Adolescents receiving nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education would demonstrate a greater reduction in negative beliefs toward mental illness than adolescents in the control group.
H2. Adolescents receiving nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education would demonstrate a greater reduction in social distance toward individuals with mental illness than adolescents in the control group.
H3. Adolescents receiving nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education would demonstrate a greater increase in empathic tendency than adolescents in the control group. This study hypothesized that participation in Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education would reduce adolescents' misconceptions and negative beliefs about mental illness, increase their willingness to establish social relationships with individuals with mental illness, and strengthen their tendency to understand others' feelings and thoughts, consider different perspectives, and demonstrate sensitivity toward others' experiences. The study compared the intervention group, which received Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education, with the control group, which continued the routine school program, in terms of these variables.
Participants in the intervention group attended nurse-led, school-based structured mental health education at an Anatolian high school over a six-week period. The program was delivered once a week, on either Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, according to the students' class schedules. Each session lasted approximately 45 minutes.
Detailed description
The study was conducted ninth-grade students at an Anatolian High School, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 72 students were included in the study. These students were randomly assigned to two groups: intervention and control groups. Pre-test data were collected in a quiet classroom setting at the school, where silence was maintained, by researches on October, 2023 from both the intervention and control groups using the "Personal Information Form", "Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale, Social Distance Scale, and KA-SI Empathic Tendency Scale-Adolescent Form on a self-report basis. Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education was administered to the intervention group, which was divided into six small groups of six students, between October-November 2023 for 6 weeks, once a week, on either Monday, Wednesday, or Friday, according to the students' class schedules, in sessions lasting approximately 45 minutes each. At the end of the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education, both the intervention and control groups were administered the ""Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale, Social Distance Scale, and KA-SI Empathic Tendency Scale-Adolescent Form" as a post-test on November, 2023. The control group received no intervention during the 6-week program, which continued the routine school program.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This study was a randomized controlled trial with two-arm, pre-test and post-test control groups.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health EducationThe intervention group was a group of 36 students who followed the 6-week the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education. |
| Control Group | No intervention | –The control group was a group of 36 students who did not receive any intervention, which continued the routine school program, for 6 weeks. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 14 to 15 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (7 listed)
- Be actively enrolled in the ninth grade,
- Be in the adolescent age group,
- Be able to read and understand Turkish,
- Have sufficient cognitive capacity to complete the data collection instruments independently,
- Have no previous participation in a structured mental health education program with similar content,
Key exclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Be unable to provide written informed consent from a parent or legal guardian,
- Decline to participate in the study,
- Be absent from school during the eligibility assessment and baseline data collection period,
- Have linguistic, cognitive, or communication difficulties that prevent the reliable completion of the data collection instruments,
- Have previously participated in a structured mental health education program with similar content.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health EducationThe program was structured according to improve adolescents' knowledge and awareness of mental health and mental illness, reduce misconceptions about mental illness, support the development of more positive social approaches toward individuals with mental illness, and strengthen empathic tendencies. The program consisted of six structured sessions delivered over six weeks, with one session conducted each week. Each session lasted approximately 45 minutes. The program consisted of six structured sessions: Session 1. Understanding mental health and mental illness Session 2. Accurate and inaccurate beliefs about mental illness Session 3. Causes, treatment, and recovery in mental illness Session 4. Empathy and perspective taking Session 5. Supportive communication and social approach Session 6. Reinforcement and evaluation | Behavioural | Intervention Group |
Primary outcome
Beliefs Toward Mental Illness total mean score
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education at 6 weeks.
Beliefs Toward Mental Illness was assessed using the Beliefs Toward Mental Illness Scale, consists of 21 items, each scored from 0 to 5, yielding a total score ranging from 0 to 105, with higher scores indicate more negative beliefs toward mental illness.
Social distance toward individuals with mental illness total mean score
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education at 6 weeks.
Social distance toward individuals with mental illness was assessed using the Social Distance Scale, consists of 14 items rated on a 7-point scale, yielding a total score ranging from 14 to 98, with higher scores indicate greater social distance toward individuals with mental illness.
Empathic tendency total mean score
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education at 6 weeks.
Empathic tendency was assessed using the KA-SI Empathic Tendency Scale-Adolescent Form, consists of 17 items rated on a 4-point Likert scale. There are no reverse-scored items in the adolescent form. Total scores range from 17 to 68, with higher scores indicating greater empathic tendency.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Oct 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education in people with High School Students, run by Neslihan Lok at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 7 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Oct 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Beliefs Toward Mental Illness total mean score (time frame: From enrollment to the end of the Nurse-Led School-Based Structured Mental Health Education at 6 weeks.). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Oct 2026.