Recruiting

Mental Health Soccer

Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Code:

NCT06921499

Conditions

Coping Skills

Social Connectedness

Psychological Well Being

Physical Activity

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 8+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Va Meh Du (Mental Health Education)

Active Compartor

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a soccer program focused on mental health positively impacts mental health in Karenni refugee young boys and men. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does mental health education provided during a sports program improve mental health coping for Karenni refugee young boys and men? Does participation in a sports-program improve social connection for Karenni refugee young boys and men?

Researchers will compare those receiving mental health education to a comparison group to see if mental health education improves mental health coping skills.

Participants will:

Participate weekly soccer practices for 6 months Receive mental health education or comparison activities Answer questions about their health, such as their coping skills, social connection, and physical activity

Conditions

Coping Skills

Social Connectedness

Psychological Well Being

Physical Activity

Study ID

NCT06921499

Start date

May 17, 2025

Status verified date

Jun, 2025

Completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Oct, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Male

Age: 8+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • For child/minor participants: 8-16 years old, self-identifies as Karenni, self-identifies as a boy, speaks English, currently lives in Piedmont Triad area of NC, has parental consent, assents to participate
  • For adult participants--18 years of age, self-identifies as Karenni, self-identifies as a man, speaks English and Karenni, currently lives in Piedmont Triad area of NC, consents to participate, anticipates missing no more than 2 practices

Exclusion Criteria:

  • \[for adult participants only\]: Criminal record indicating potential harm to children (i.e., convicted of a violent or sexual crime, registration in the Sex Offender Registry, Responsible Individual List, or Child Maltreatment Registry) or are expected to miss more than 2 practices

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Mental Health Education

active comparator: Comparison

Participants randomized to comparison will receive 20-30 minutes of team-building activities each week for roughly 5 weeks.

Interventions

Va Meh Du (Mental Health Education)

Participants randomized to Va Meh Du (mental health education) will receive 20-30 minutes of mental health education each week for roughly 5 weeks. Mental health education will be evidence-based, using sports psychology practices, and culturally targeted toward Karenni refugees.

Active Compartor

Participants randomized to comparison will receive 20-30 minutes of team-building activities each week for roughly 5 weeks.

Primary outcome measure

  • Coping Skills [ Time Frame: From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months ]
  • Social Connectedness [ Time Frame: From enrollment to end of intervention at 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Ana D Sucaldito

336-334-3240adsucaldito@uncg.edu

Locations

Bamboo Roots

Recruiting

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27104

More Information

Sponsor

University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Last update posted

Jun 8, 2025

Last verified

Jun, 2025

Keywords

  • mental health education
  • sports-based mental health
  • mental health intervention
  • refugee health

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of North Carolina, Greensboro on 2025-06-08.