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. 2023 Oct 24;2023(10):CD014722. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014722.pub2

Tran 2020.

Study name School‐based, two‐arm, parallel, controlled trial of a culturally adapted resilience intervention to improve adolescent mental health in Vietnam
Methods Study design: RCT
Country: Vietnam
Participants Adolescent students (grade 10, 15‐16 years)
Inclusion criteria: 
a. in grade 10 (usually aged 15–16 years) studying in selected classes
Exclusion criteria:
a. students whose parents do not give permission for them to participate;
b. students who do not wish to participate.
Stated purpose: to translate, culturally verify and adapt the RAP for Vietnamese adolescents, combined with the strength‐focused psychoeducational resources for teachers (Happy House); and establish the effectiveness of the Happy House intervention in improving the mental health of adolescents in Vietnam
Interventions Intervention:
Happy House
Happy House will consist of materials incorporating the principles of RAP, which include workshop‐style exercises for adolescents focusing on the six core components of RAP: personal strengths, managing stress, cognitive style, problem‐solving, support networks and interpersonal relationships. Students will receive six weekly 90‐min school‐based group sessions. Students will receive text messages between the sessions (two times per week) via a social network (Zalo/Facebook messenger). The text messages will be short (under 60 characters), include graphics and remind students about key messages of each session.
Control:
Usual care (students and teachers will receive only the usual curriculum, which does not include any mental health programmes)
Outcomes Participants'outcomes of interest for this review

  1. Mental health symptoms/depression – Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale ‐ Revised (CES‐D‐R)

  2. Quality of life (mental well‐being) – Mental Health Continuum ‐ Short Form (MHC‐SF)

  3. Psychological functioning and impairment (coping) – Coping Self‐efficacy Scale (CSF)


Economic outcomes
Nil
Time points: baseline, post‐intervention (2 weeks post‐intervention and after six months)
Starting date 6 October 2020 (first enrolment)
Completed (22 May 2021 last data collection)
Contact information Jane Fisher, jane.fisher@monash.edu
Notes Source of funding: Australian National Health and Medical Research Council—NAFOSTED Joint Call for Collaborative Research Projects (GNT1158429)
Prospective trial registration number: ACTRN12620000088943