Tokyo, Oct. 3 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000063156) titled 'A study examining how helping others affects willingness to seek help and mental health in young adults' on Oct. 2.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -no one is blinded Control - Active

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kanazawa Institute of Technology

Condition: Condition - Adults aged from 18 to 29 years Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of engaging in helping behavior toward others on help-seeking intentions and suicide-related risk factors among young adults aged from 18 to 29 years. The primary hypothesis is that engaging in a 4-week helping task toward others will improve help-seeking intentions compared with a control task involving health and lifestyle behaviors. Effects on help-seeking behavior, perceived burdensomeness, well-being, and suicidal ideation will also be examined as secondary outcomes. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Participants in the intervention group will engage in and record one behavior that benefits another person each day for 4 weeks, including helping, kindness, or prosocial behavior. The target will be someone with whom the participant has opportunities for contact in daily life, such as a friend, parent, or significant other. Each daily task is expected to take approximately 5 minutes. Interventions/Control_2 - Participants in the control group will engage in and record one behavior related to health or lifestyle habits each day for 4 weeks. Topics will include exercise and physical activity, nutrition and dietary habits, rest and sleep, alcohol consumption, smoking, and dental and oral health. Each daily task is expected to take approximately 5 minutes. Participants in the control group will not be instructed to engage in helping behavior during the intervention period.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Adult workers aged 18-29 years who are registered with CrowdWorks. Individuals who have reviewed the study information and provided consent to participate. Key exclusion criteria - Individuals with confirmed duplicate participation. Individuals with suspected bot responses or unauthorized access. Individuals who do not complete the initial survey. Target Size - 300

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 10 Month 01 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 10 Month 02 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 10 Month 03 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 05 Month 30 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072282

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