Development of a Predictive Index for Probable Depression Among Secondary School Students

NCT ID: NCT04063202

Last Updated: 2022-03-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

4799 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-30

Study Completion Date

2023-08-31

Brief Summary

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The present study aims to develop a new predictive index to predict future depression of adolescents by using factors including individual, interpersonal and environmental. The index can be used to predict likelihood of students who are non-probable depression cases convert into probable depression cases. In addition, the investigators also test the factors of depression remission. It can hence be used in school setting to identify high-risk students, and provide them with secondary interventions that are designed by considering modifiable significant variables identified in this unique, large-scale, longitudinal study.

Detailed Description

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A 12-month longitudinal study will be conducted in secondary school settings.

The investigators will investigate incidence of probable depression (i.e., from non-depression, CESD\<16, at baseline to probable depression, CESD≄16, at month 12) and remission of probable depression.

The investigators will investigate factors that can prospectively predict new cases/remission of probable depression, including both well-documented risk/protective factors and some under-examined but potentially important local factors (e.g. school/academic stress, psychological resilience). The relative importance of the risk/protective factors at different socio-ecological levels will be compared and their combined effect will be identified.

Based on the selected factors, the investigators will derive a new prediction index called the Adolescent Depression Prediction Index (ADPI) in a model building sample and test its performance in predicting incidence of depression in a validation sample among secondary school students in Hong Kong.

Conditions

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Depression Stress Youth

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Non-cases

Secondary school students (seventh to tenth years of education) without probable depression at baseline interview.

Observation

Intervention Type OTHER

The anonymous structured questionnaire will be self-administered by the participating students in the absence of their teachers in class-room settings.

Interventions

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Observation

The anonymous structured questionnaire will be self-administered by the participating students in the absence of their teachers in class-room settings.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Secondary 1 (seventh year of formal education) to Secondary 4 Chinese students, who are studying local mainstream schools in Hong Kong.
* Able to read Chinese and speak either Cantonese or Mandarin.

Exclusion Criteria

* Eligible students whose parents refuse to give consent to take part in the study.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chinese University of Hong Kong

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr. Xue YANG

Research Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Xue Yang, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

Locations

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China Holiness Church Living Spirit College

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Christian Alliance SW Chan Memorial College (Christian Alliance SW Chan Memorial Secondary School)

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Ho Ngai College ( Sponsored By Sik Sik Yuen)

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Kit Sam Lam Bing Yim Secondary Schoo

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Xue Yang, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+852 2252 8740

Facility Contacts

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Role: primary

2958 9694

Role: primary

2670 9229

Role: primary

2441 7100

Role: primary

2337 9594

Other Identifiers

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HMRF16171001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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