Actively Recruiting
The Effectiveness of Mental Wellness Youth Hubs in Hong Kong
Led by The University of Hong Kong · Updated on 2025-06-06
1300
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
151 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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The University of Hong Kong
Lead Sponsor
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The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study sets out to evaluate (i) whether the model in phase two can improve symptoms, quality of life, functioning, and psychological outcomes in young people utilising the hub services (n = 600) compared to those in the community controls (n = 600), (ii) the mechanisms that may drive these improvements, and (iii) whether any particular subgroup(s) of youths (e.g., gender, socio-economic status, migrant status) may benefit more from this service model. The experiment group will include 600 hub users who are not currently using psychiatric medications and do not have a formal diagnosis at the time of enrolling in the hub activity. The control group will also comprise of 600 young people, recruited from a community cohort managed by the research team. The community cohort is accessible via the Youth Epidemiological Study Online platform (YES online), which recruits young people aged 12 to 24 years. Only YES online participants who are not using the service of LevelMind@JC and psychiatric medications will be recruited for this study. The two groups will be matched in age, gender, and baseline distress level measured by the 6-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6). There will also be a substudy assessing the effect of four service models: NLPRA eClinic, Integrated Community Centre for Mental Wellness (ICCMW) step-up care, general practitioners, and hub casework support service on symptom-based mental health outcome, comparing a cohort of young people receiving these four services respectively. A total of 252 participants will be recrruited. Another substudy will be conducted to investigate the extent to which participation in Tier 1 activities contributes to improvements in targeted outcome areas, assessing young people (n = 675) before and after their participation of Tier 1 activities. A consecutive sampling will be used, where a subject who meets the criteria of inclusion will be selected until this required sample size is achieved.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Effectiveness of Mental Wellness Youth Hubs in Hong Kong
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- For hub user group: young people aged 12 to 24 who use community-based mental wellness youth hub services
- For community control group: young people aged 12 to 24 who do not use any youth services in the community
- For eClinic user group: young people aged 12 to 24 who use the eClinic psychological service
You will not qualify if you...
- Young people with a known diagnosis of psychiatric disorders such as Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Disorder, Phobia, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Eating Disorder, Personality Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, or Psychotic Disorder
- Young people currently receiving psychiatric medications including antidepressants, antipsychotics, or antiepileptic drugs
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Community
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Christy Lai Ming Hui, PhD
CONTACT
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Yi Nam Suen, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
6
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