Comic series aims to improve teen mental health in pakistan schools
NCT ID NCT07434531
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.
What this could mean
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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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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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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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10 to 14 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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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Locations
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NUST
Islamabad, 540007, Pakistan
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