UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000056940
Receipt number R000064626
Scientific Title The International Collaborative Research for Ijime (Bullying) Prevention and Intervention (ICoRIPI) to Address School Bullying and its Mental Health Determinants across Six Countries: Japan, Indonesia, Libya, Nigeria, Poland, and Taiwan
Date of disclosure of the study information 2025/02/05
Last modified on 2025/02/05 10:58:46

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Basic information

Public title

The International Collaborative Research for Ijime (Bullying) Prevention and Intervention (ICoRIPI) to Address School Bullying and its Mental Health Determinants across Six Countries: Japan, Indonesia, Libya, Nigeria, Poland, and Taiwan

Acronym

ICoRIPI

Scientific Title

The International Collaborative Research for Ijime (Bullying) Prevention and Intervention (ICoRIPI) to Address School Bullying and its Mental Health Determinants across Six Countries: Japan, Indonesia, Libya, Nigeria, Poland, and Taiwan

Scientific Title:Acronym

ICoRIPI

Region

Japan Asia(except Japan) Europe
Africa


Condition

Condition

Bullying at school and its mental health determinants

Classification by specialty

Psychiatry Child

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

To investigate the prevalence, characteristics, and mental health determinants of school bullying across six culturally diverse countries, including Japan, Indonesia, Libya, Nigeria, Poland, and Taiwan, and to evaluate the effectiveness of a tailored anti-bullying program, the Niigata Ijime Prevention and Intervention Program (NIPIP).

Basic objectives2

Others

Basic objectives -Others

The 1st phase is the translation and cultural adaptation of instruments into each country's national language and a survey research design to standardize by investigating the validity and reliability of these instruments across diverse cultural contexts.
The 2nd phase is a cross-sectional multinational large-scale survey on school bullying and its mental health determinants.
The 3rd phase is a multicenter and prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) on the effectiveness of the newly developed Niigata Ijime Prevention and Intervention Program (NIPIP).

Trial characteristics_1

Confirmatory

Trial characteristics_2

Pragmatic

Developmental phase

Not applicable


Assessment

Primary outcomes

Bullying Rates: A reduction in the number of reported bullying incidents, as measured by the OBVQ (Olweus Bully/Victim Questionnaire) and JaIS (Japan Ijime Scale) instruments.

Key secondary outcomes

a. Mental Health Indicators: Improvements in mental health determinants will be assessed using SDQ (Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire), ASQ (Ask Suicide-Screening Questions), GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), and AQ (Autism-Spectrum Quotient) children/adolescents instruments.
b. Safe School Culture: Enhanced school climate will be evaluated through the PSSM instrument.


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Cluster

Blinding

Open -but assessor(s) are blinded

Control

No treatment

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

2

Purpose of intervention

Educational,Counseling,Training

Type of intervention

Behavior,custom

Interventions/Control_1

Intervention group: The intervention will be given to the intervention group in a one-year academic period, where the academic year starts and ends. The program, which is the Niigata Ijime Prevention and Intervention Program (NIPIP), is a team-based framework developed to systematically address bullying within schools.

Interventions/Control_2

Control group: The same intervention will also be given to the control group after the completion of the trial.

Interventions/Control_3


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Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

9 years-old <=

Age-upper limit

18 years-old >=

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Schools will be eligible to participate in the study if they meet the following inclusion criteria:
1. Obtain consent from the educational board and/or headteacher to participate,
2. No prior implementation of widely recognized evidence-based anti-bullying programs in school, and
3. Agree with a commitment to one year of data collection and program implementation for intervention schools and to be on the waiting list for intervention after the trial completion for the control schools.
All students enrolled in the consenting schools will be eligible to participate in self-reported and parent-report assessments.

Key exclusion criteria

Schools that intend exclusively for children with special needs or disabilities will not be invited to participate. In exceptional cases, schools face no negative consequences if they decide to stop participating in the middle of the study being conducted.

Target sample size

3000


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Ekachaeryanti
Middle name
Last name Zain

Organization

Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan

Division name

Department of Psychiatry

Zip code

951-8510

Address

757, Asahimachi-dori-ichibancho, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

TEL

025-227-2213

Email

ekazain@med.niigata-u.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Ekachaeryanti
Middle name
Last name Zain

Organization

Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan

Division name

Department of Psychiatry

Zip code

951-8510

Address

757, Asahimachi-dori-ichibancho, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

TEL

025-227-2213

Homepage URL

http://www.niigata-dp.org/index.html

Email

ekazain@med.niigata-u.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

JSPS KAKENHI for the International Joint Research Acceleration Fund (Overseas Collaborative Research)

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization

Japan


Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

The Ethics Review Committee of Niigata University (Phase 1 is approved, Phase 2 and Phase 3 is on progress)

Address

757, Asahimachi-dori-ichibancho, Chuo-ku, Niigata City, Niigata Prefecture

Tel

+81-25-227-2625

Email

ethics@adm.niigata-u.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2025 Year 02 Month 05 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol


Publication of results

Unpublished


Result

URL related to results and publications


Number of participants that the trial has enrolled


Results


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Results Delayed


Results Delay Reason


Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


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IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Preinitiation

Date of protocol fixation

2025 Year 01 Month 01 Day

Date of IRB

2024 Year 04 Month 23 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2025 Year 01 Month 01 Day

Last follow-up date

2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete

2029 Year 03 Month 31 Day

Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information

Ethical approval for Phase 1 (translation and standardization) was obtained from the ethics committee of Niigata University (approval number 2023-0320) on April 2023, 2024. Subsequently, ethical approval documents for Phase 2 (multi-nation survey) and Phase 3 (RCT) studies will be submitted and processed consecutively.


Management information

Registered date

2025 Year 02 Month 05 Day

Last modified on

2025 Year 02 Month 05 Day



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