Hand in Hand, We Rise (Xie Shou Gong Jin)

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Xie Shou Gong Jin: Six schools will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group or the control group; the intervention group will simultaneously implement the "Youth Strengths \& Skills Curriculum (YSSC)" curriculum for students, "Life Gatekeeper" training for teachers, and mental health information dissemination for caregivers.

Regular psychoeducation class: Psychoeducation classroom as usual in schools, provided by teachers to students as part of the regular school curriculum

Study summary

This study aims to conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial to assess the feasibility of implementing the "Hand in Hand, We Rise" (Xie Shou Gong Jin) multi-stakeholder collaborative school-based suicide prevention program in rural public junior high schools. Six schools will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group or the control group; the intervention group will simultaneously implement the "Youth Strengths \& Skills Curriculum (YSSC)" curriculum for students, "Life Gatekeeper" training for teachers, and mental health information dissemination for caregivers. The primary objectives are to evaluate recruitment, retention, adherence, implementation fidelity, acceptability, and safety within real-world school settings, and to preliminarily estimate changes in indicators such as suicidal ideation, depression, anxiety, loneliness, help-seeking attitudes, mental health stigma, self-esteem, school climate, and bullying. The findings will provide parameters and an implementation basis for a subsequent large-scale, multi-school cluster randomized controlled trial.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Suicide Ideation Attributes Scale (SIDAS) — Baseline, 4 months (post-intervention) and 8 months follow-up
  Frequency and severity of suicide ideation will be evaluated by SIDAS at baseline, 4 months and 8 months follow-up to evaluate suicide ideation as one of the primary outcomes among adolescents.
• Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) — Baseline, 4 months (post-intervention) and 8 months follow-up
  Severity of suicide risk will be assessed by the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at baseline, 4 months and 8 months follow-up to evaluate the overall risk of suicide as one of the primary outcomes among adolescents.
• Session Evaluation Form (SEF) — 4 months (post-intervention)
  The 13-item SEF measuring perceived feasibility, acceptability, and intervention utility of the intervention at 4 months follow-up/postintervention
• Client Satisfaction Survey (CSQ-8) — 4 months (post-intervention)
  The 8-item CSQ assessing satisfaction will be used to measure intervention acceptability at 4 months follow-up/post-intervention.

Trial sites (1)

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