An interventional study of SME Ambassadors training & program in Mental Well-being and Happiness, sponsored by The University of Hong Kong. Completed at 1 site in Hong Kong. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-01-23.
Sponsored by The University of Hong Kong · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
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Among 20 studies in Psychological Well-Being by The University of Hong Kong — 9 open to participants now, 9 under way, none of them phase 3. Psychological Well-Being · The University of Hong Kong.
Among the 20 studies in Psychological Well-Being by The University of Hong Kong, this one is the 16th largest by enrollment of the 18 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 5 that started in 2017, is one of 17 with no phase, and was the 5th registered.
2,195 studies on the registry are indexed under Psychological Well-Being; 728 are open to participants now.
Browse Psychological Well-Being studies →9 of the 20 studies in Psychological Well-Being by The University of Hong Kong are open now, in 1 country. Recruiting first, the newest first:
The University of Hong Kong · Sites in Hong Kong
Ages 18–29
The University of Hong Kong · Sites in Hong Kong
Ages 45+ · Healthy volunteers
The University of Hong Kong · Sites in Hong Kong
Ages 10–35 · Healthy volunteers
The University of Hong Kong · Sites in Hong Kong
Ages 45–59
The University of Hong Kong · Sites in Hong Kong
Ages 18+ · Healthy volunteers
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Of the 401 Psychological Well-Being studies recruiting now, 218 (54%) set no upper age limit and 157 (39%) stop at 75 or younger; 120 take children under 18; 204 take healthy volunteers.
This study: all sexes · healthy volunteers too.
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First in 2002; this study’s year is marked. 5 started in 2017.
This study's enrollment of 69 is below the median of 110 across 1,798 interventional studies indexed under Psychological Well-Being.
Median enrollment 139 across the 18 interventional studies, 63 across the 2 observational. Of the 10 that completed or were terminated, 1 (10%) have results posted.
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The University of Hong Kong is the lead sponsor of 1,292 studies on the registry; 348 are open to participants now.
Of its 9 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.
3 of the studies in Psychological Well-Being by The University of Hong Kong that are under way reach primary completion within a year, 0 of them phase 3. Phase 3 first, then by date:
| Study | Primary completion |
|---|---|
| NCT07064551The University of Hong KongEvaluation Study of Medical-Social Collaboration Model for Middle-aged and Older Adults With Depressive Symptoms | 2027-06 |
| NCT06658041The University of Hong KongCollaborative Stepped-care Intervention for Adults With Subthreshold Depressive Symptoms in the Primary Care Setting | 2027-06-30 |
| NCT07711769The University of Hong KongNurse-led Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (dCBT-I) in University Students With Mild to Moderate Mental Health Problems | 2027-09-30 |
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Among the 20 studies in Psychological Well-Being by The University of Hong Kong, from their registry updates:
Nothing recorded among them since 2026-09-25.
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Aims: To enhance mental well-being of adults by creating a positive, happy and joyful environment in the community.
Targets: Adults aged 18-59 in Hong Kong.
Methods: SME Ambassadors Pilot Project will adopt the public health and family-focused approach, under the brand name of "Joyful@HK Campaign". Evidence-based and Evidence Generating approach with vigorous study design, both qualitative (e.g. focus groups) and quantitative (e.g. pre- and post- test), will be used to evaluate the overall programme effectiveness including follow-up of at least one month ("best science"). To ensure the practicability and sustainability of the community-based engagement project, we will engage community partners with strong track records of "best practice" to design, plan, and implement the intervention. This project will use innovative and integrated positive psychology and public health theories and methods to plan brief, simple, and cost-effective intervention.
Significance: By using "best science" in the design and evaluation of intervention programme, and the "best practice" of the partners' skills, experience and strong connection with service targets in the community, the intervention, if proven to be effective, for promoting sharing, mind and enjoyment and enhancing mental well-being can be further developed and widely disseminated to and adopted by the practitioners in the health and social service sectors for replication and improvement to benefit the whole population.
SME Ambassadors Pilot Project is one of the six Community-based Mental Wellness Project for Adolescents and Adults, which aims at enhancing mental well-being of adolescents, adults and their families by creating a positive, happy and joyful environment in the community. The Project is funded by Health Care and Promotion Fund of Food and Health Bureau.
SME Ambassadors Pilot Project is organized by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and led by School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong(HKU). The project will organize two train-the-ambassador workshops to train 60-80 SME ambassadors on positive thinking and understanding of adult mental health problem (in particular the mixed anxiety and depressive disorder) and mental well-being.
The trained SME ambassadors will provide voluntary services and promote mental well-being messages to vulnerable groups, such as ex-mental illness people, new arrivals, etc.
The major subjects of the SME Ambassadors Pilot Project are 60-80 SME ambassadors who aged 18-59. 10-12 service providers from NGO service units (community partners) and 100-120 voluntary service recipients will also be involved in the study. Pre- and post-test evaluation will be used to evaluate the effectiveness of the intervention programme.
In the study, SME Ambassadors will be invited to complete questionnaires to measure their sharing, mind and enjoyment related behavioural indicators and invited to attend the focus group interviews to understand their experience during the programme; while community partners will be invited to attend individual interviews to collect their feedback and components on improving future community-based mental wellness programme.
Evaluation will be conducted during the programme implementation stage. The effectiveness of the intervention, as well as the level of participation and ratings for the intervention will also be evaluated.
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Exclusion Criteria:
- SME Ambassadors will participate in train-the-ambassador workshops and provide voluntary services and promote mental well-being activities to vulnerable groups.
Behavioral: SME Ambassadors training & program
* Two train-the-ambassador workshops: to train the ambassadors on positive thinking and understanding of adult mental health problem (in particular the mixed anxiety and depressive disorder) and mental well-being. * The trained SME ambassadors will provide voluntary services and promote mental well-being messages to vulnerable groups, such as ex-mental illness people, new arrivals, etc.
Changes in participants' frequency of performing the suggested Sharing, Mind and Enjoyment (SME) related behaviours
The frequency of performing the SME (Sharing: share happy experience with others, help others, express care to others; Mind: recall the good memory, be grateful for what you already have, keep positive; Enjoyment: enjoy physical activity) related behaviours in the past 7 days will be assessed. The questions are rated 0-7 with 0 indicating none of this behavior happened in the past 7 days and 7 indicating this behavior happened every day in the past 7 days.
Time frame: T1: baseline; T3: one-month follow-up after baseline; T4: three-month follow up after baseline
Changes in personal happiness from baseline to three-month after baseline
Personal happiness will be assessed by Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS). SHS was rated on 7-point scale with 1 indicating no happiness at all and 7 indicating extreme happiness. To score the scale, the 4th item will be coded reversely and mean of the 4 items will be computed.
Time frame: T1: baseline; T3: one-month follow-up after baseline; T4: three-month follow up after baseline
Changes in mental well-being from baseline to three-month after baseline
Mental well-being will be assessed by validated Chinese version of 7-item Warwick Edinburgh Well-being Scale. Each item ranges from 1 to 5 and the scale will be scored by first summing the score for each of the 7 items and then transforming the total score for each person according to a conversion table.
Time frame: T1: baseline; T3: one-month follow-up after baseline; T4: three-month follow up after baseline
Changes in family relationship from baseline to three-month after baseline
Self-perceived understanding, intimacy, and family communication will be assessed by three questions (rated 0-10).
Time frame: T1: baseline; T3: one-month follow-up after baseline; T4: three-month follow up after baseline
Changes in individual and family health from baseline to three-month after baseline
Self-perceived health, at the individual and family level will be assessed by two questions respectively (rated 0-10).
Time frame: T1: baseline; T3: one-month follow-up after baseline; T4: three-month follow up after baseline
Changes in family happiness from baseline to three-month after baseline
Self-perceived happiness, at the individual and family level will be assessed by two questions respectively (rated 0-10).
Time frame: T1: baseline; T3: one-month follow-up after baseline; T4: three-month follow up after baseline
Changes in family harmony from baseline to three-month after baseline
Self-perceived family harmony will be assessed by a single question (rated 0-10).
Time frame: T1: baseline; T3: one-month follow-up after baseline; T4: three-month follow up after baseline
Changes in knowledge and perception of mixed anxiety and depressive disorders
Knowledge and perception of mixed anxiety and depressive disorders will be assessed by 4 questions (2 questions about understanding of symptoms, 1 about the intention of help seeking, 1 about support seeking from families) rated 0-10.
Time frame: T1: baseline; T2: immediate post intervention; T3: one-month follow-up after baseline; T4: three-month follow up after baseline
Satisfaction towards SME Ambassador Pilot Project
Satisfaction towards programme will be assessed by conducting focus group and program evaluation measures (general satisfaction, self-perceived helpfulness and likely-to-recommend level) rated 0-10.
Time frame: T2: immediate post intervention; T3: one-month follow-up after baseline; T4: three-month follow up after baseline
The social impact of the community-based engagement project
The social impact of the community-based engagement project will be evaluated by conducting community stakeholders' in-depth interviews.
Time frame: Up to four months
The process of community based intervention programme
Assessed by a Process Evaluation on-site observation form, and a series of checklists including Resources input record sheet, Participants' attendance form, Programme rundown, Attendance record form, and NGOs' final report. The components of process evaluation, including context, reach, dose delivered, dose received, fidelity and recruitment will be assessed.
Time frame: Up to four months
Outcomes of community engagement process
Outcomes of community engagement process will be assessed by a self-designed questionnaire survey.
Time frame: Up to four months
Plan to share: No
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Ran from Sep 2017 to primary completion in Jun 2018, 9 months.
Of 1,261 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Psychological Well-Being, half reached primary completion within 17 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 34. This study's 9 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 1,304 studies reached it within 16 months; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 34.
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