Thoughts and Health - Preventing Depression in Adolescents
NCT ID: NCT04128644
Last Updated: 2024-04-25
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-11-01
2025-01-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Studies by members of our research team have shown that a cognitive-behavioral, developmentally-based intervention program, called "Thoughts and Health", prevented initial episodes of depression and/or dysthymia in adolescents for up to 12 months after program completion.
This study aims to test the feasibility of implementing that program in a Swedish school setting, while also collecting and analyzing preliminary results regarding the potential impact of the program on number of students developing depressive symptoms and the number passing junior high school with full grades.
This is an intervention study with a control group. Students from two Swedish junior high schools will be identified as "at-risk" and invited to participate in the program (n=40), while students from two other schools will act as controls (n=40). All participating students will be followed from study start (baseline) and 1, 6, 12, and 18 months after program completion. Results will include quantitative clinical measures, qualitative focus group discussions, and students' final grades. Two courses of the program will be run over two school years. This study involves close collaboration between academia, primary care, and the community.
This is to our knowledge the first study in Sweden that employs a longitudinal design to evaluate the effects of a school program aimed at preventing depression in adolescents.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
NONE
Study Groups
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Standard of care+Thoughts & health
12 sessions of Thoughts \& Health. Baseline questionnaires and follow up assessments
Thoughts & health
12 sessions of Thoughts \& Health. Baseline questionaires and follow up assessments
Treatment as Usual
Baseline questionnaires and follow up assessments, intervention as usual, Student Health
Standard of care
Baseline questionnaires and follow up assessments, intervention as usual Student Health
Treatment as Usual
Baseline questionnaires and follow up assessments, intervention as usual, Student Health
Interventions
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Thoughts & health
12 sessions of Thoughts \& Health. Baseline questionaires and follow up assessments
Treatment as Usual
Baseline questionnaires and follow up assessments, intervention as usual, Student Health
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Completed Childrens Depression Inventory (CDI) screening
* Able to understand Swedish both orally and written to a level that he/she can complete forms and questionnaires by themselves
Exclusion Criteria
* Unable to function in a group session
* Current psychotherapeutic treatment
* Past or current suicidal thoughts or attempts
10 Years
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Vastra Gotaland Region
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Josefine Lilja, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Vastra Gotaland Region
Locations
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FoU Research and Development
Gothenburg, , Sweden
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Wikberg C, Augustsson P, Sveinsdottir G, Craighead WE, Arnarson EO, Marteinsdottir I, Lilja JL. Is the Thoughts and Health programme feasible in the context of Swedish schools? A quasi-experimental controlled trial study protocol. BMJ Open. 2021 Jan 22;11(1):e040374. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040374.
Other Identifiers
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2019-03347
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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