The Impact of Lifestyle on Mental Health Among Young Men in the Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center, Ethiopia: Pilot Study

NCT ID: NCT02615652

Last Updated: 2017-05-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

865 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-12-31

Study Completion Date

2016-07-31

Brief Summary

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Researchers of the three collaborating universities implement a pilot observational study in "Gilgel Gibe Field Research Center", a health and demographic surveillance system run by the Jimma University, Ethiopia. In this setting, the investigators plan to study risk factors in young men for the development of common mental disorders and psychotic symptoms and the stability of distinct symptoms of mental disorders in the community. The investigators will explore in particular the impact of lifestyle on mental health in young men, including the traditional habit of chewing khat leaves, which contain amphetamine-like cathinone. Furthermore, the investigators want to demonstrate the reliability and validity of assessments performed by trained local interviewers.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Common Mental Disorders (CMD) Psychotic Symptoms

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Interventions

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no intervention

no intervention, observational study

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male, Age 18 - 30, permanent residents in Gilgel Gibe

Exclusion Criteria

* Prior existing severe mental health problems
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

30 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Jimma University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Konstanz

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michael Odenwald

Researcher, Akademischer Rat

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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University of Konstanz

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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