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Comic series aims to improve teen mental health in pakistan schools

NCT ID NCT07434531

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a culturally adapted comic series called 'Magnificent Mei & Friends' can improve socio-emotional skills in 10-14 year old students in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. About 120 adolescents from 4 schools will take part, with some schools using the comics and others continuing as usual. The goal is to see if the program is feasible and acceptable, not yet to prove it works.

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Active substance
Magnificent Mei & Friends Comic Series (a behavioral intervention using comic-based group sessions to teach socio-emotional skills)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a low-cost, scalable way to improve mental health and reduce risky behaviors in school-going adolescents in Pakistan.
What could go wrong
This is a small feasibility study with only 120 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is new and culturally adapted, so its effectiveness is still uncertain.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 120 people

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Started

Apr 2026

Expected to finish

Apr 2026

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

10 to 14 years

Sex

Anyone

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Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Students enrolled in Grade 6 2. Present at school on the day of the baseline assessment, the endpoint outcome assessment, or both Exclusion Criteria: The adolescents will be excluded if the they 1. are at high risk of imminent suicide as reported by the students themselves or parents/primary caregivers, or identified by the trained assessment team during assessments. 2. have acute medical conditions who require immediate or ongoing inpatient medical or psychiatric care, as reported by students themselves or parents/primary caregivers or identified by the trained assessment team during assessments. 3. have deafness, blindness and speech difficulties or with severe mental, neurological or substance use disorders (e.g., psychosis, mutism, intellectual disability, autism or drug dependence) identified by the trained assessment team during assessments.

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Conditions

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Psychological Well-Being

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    Islamabad, 540007, Pakistan

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