TOGETHER Version 1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Trialling an optimised social groups intervention in services to enhance social connectedness and mental Health in vulnerable young people: A feasibility study
IRAS ID
309287
Contact name
Clio Berry
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Sussex
ISRCTN Number
ISRCTN12505807
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 5 months, 30 days
Research summary
'Groups 4 Health' (G4H) is an evidence-based intervention designed to support people to identify and develop connections with more social groups. Previous research has found that the intervention has helped people with their feelings of loneliness, their connections with other people, and their well-being. So far, this intervention has not been trialled in the United Kingdom with young people.
This research will conduct a feasibility randomised controlled trial of the G4H intervention, when delivered in the context of Sussex based community, health and/or youth services to service-users aged 16-25 who are currently experiencing mental health difficulties. The research will use quantitative and qualitative methods to determine the feasibility, acceptability and accessibility of both the research trial and the G4H intervention for the service-users and service-practitioners involved.
This project will help us to learn:What the experience of the intervention is like, and how we can make the intervention better, for young people who are currently experiencing mental health difficulties
What the intervention is like to deliver, and how we can make the intervention better, for members of staff delivering the intervention
What practitioners working with young people think about supporting social connectedness in their routine practice or through the implementation of a brief social groups intervention
Do our plans for this research study work? (For example, do we get enough people who want to take part? Do people stay involved for the whole study?). This information will help us to learn whether we can run a larger study to test whether the intervention is helpful.
REC name
South Central - Berkshire Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/SC/0040
Date of REC Opinion
25 Feb 2022
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion