Tokyo, March 24 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000061019) titled 'A study of the effects of anti-stigma education during psychiatric clinical clerkship on medical students' on March 23.

Study Type: Interventional

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

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kitasato University

Condition: Condition - Not applicable Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - The objective of this study is to examine whether an additional anti-stigma educational intervention during psychiatric clinical clerkship affects stigma toward mental illness among fourth- and fifth-year medical students at Kitasato University School of Medicine, and whether these effects are sustained from baseline (T0) to the end of the clerkship (T1) and 6 months after completion of the clerkship (T2). Secondary objectives are to evaluate the effects of the intervention on knowledge about mental illness, stigmatizing attitudes, behavioral intentions, empathy, and help-seeking, as well as the durability of these changes. In addition, the study will explore associations with background factors and qualitatively supplement the findings using free-text responses regarding subjective experiences of the educational content and the reasons for attitudinal changes. Basic objectives2 - Others

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Intervention group: In addition to usual psychiatric clinical clerkship, participants receive an additional anti-stigma educational intervention on the final day of the clerkship. Usual psychiatric clinical clerkship includes daily interviews and examinations of assigned inpatients, a basic lecture on stigma toward mental illness and small-group discussion using a vignette on the first day of the clerkship (30 minutes), and participation in or observation of psychoeducation/group sessions (90 minutes each, twice). The additional anti-stigma educational intervention is delivered on the final day of the clerkship before the T1 assessment and lasts approximately 30 minutes. It consists of viewing a video in which a person with lived experience of mental illness talks about stigma and recovery (approximately 15 minutes) and a structured reflection exercise on stigma-related experiences during the clerkship, including individual worksheet completion and group sharing (approximately 15 minutes). Interventions/Control_2 - Control group: Participants receive usual psychiatric clinical clerkship alone. Usual psychiatric clinical clerkship includes daily interviews and examinations of assigned inpatients, a basic lecture on stigma toward mental illness and small-group discussion using a vignette on the first day of the clerkship (30 minutes), and participation in or observation of psychoeducation/group sessions (90 minutes each, twice). No additional anti-stigma educational intervention is provided during the study period. For educational fairness, after completion of the 6-month follow-up assessment (T2), participants are provided with the same video material link and reflection worksheet used in the intervention group.

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - Not applicable Age-upper limit - Not applicable Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Fourth- or fifth-year medical students at Kitasato University School of Medicine who participate in psychiatric clinical clerkship between March 23, 2026 and March 3, 2028, and who receive an explanation of the study objectives and procedures and provide written informed consent. Key exclusion criteria - 1) Students who have previously completed psychiatric clinical clerkship at Kitasato University School of Medicine. 2) Students with no response to the self-administered questionnaire at baseline (T0). 3) Students who are absent from or discontinue the clerkship for 1 week or longer during the clerkship period. 4) Students who withdraw consent to participate in the study. Target Size - 240

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Open public recruiting Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 03 Month 18 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 03 Month 18 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 03 Month 23 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 09 Month 03 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069827

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