Methods/Design
This protocol proposes a randomised controlled trial to determine the efficacy of the MHFA training for university
nursing students (see Figure 1). Participants will be randomly allocated to the intervention group (receiving
MHFA training during the study) or the control group (not receiving MHFA training during the study and waitlisted
to receive an online version of the course on completion of the intervention). Participants receiving the intervention will attend a MHFA course comprising two-6.5 hour face-to-face sessions run over two days. The study follows the CONSORT Guidelines [64] for the design and implementation of randomised controlled trials.