Comics in the classroom: study tests graphic novels as mental health teaching tools
NCT ID NCT07192445
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether reading graphic novels about mental health can help psychology students learn. 158 students read excerpts from mental health comics and then answered questions about how usable and engaging they found them. The goal was to see if this visual storytelling approach could make abstract concepts more real and build empathy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Reading of mental health graphic novels
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that graphic novels are a useful teaching tool to help psychology students better understand mental health and build empathy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with no control group, so results may not apply broadly. It measures short-term reactions, not long-term learning or clinical skills.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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158 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * . Second-year Psychology students studying Psychopathology. Exclusion Criteria: * . Students with language barriers. * . Students with severe reading or comprehension difficulties.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Málaga
Málaga, Málaga, Spain
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