Prevention of Adolescent Major Depression

Not Applicable

Terminated

• Conditions: Depressive Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Treatment as usual; Behavioral: the Adolescent Coping with Stress; Other: usual health education

• Registration Number: NCT00611052
• Lead Sponsor: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Brief Summary

The main purpose of this study is to assess the effect of a cognitive group intervention on prevention of major depression in 14-15-year-old adolescents. Moreover, the effect on other selected mental health parameters are investigated.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-01-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2008-02-08
• Study Start: 2008-03
• Primary Completion: 2013-12
• Study Completion: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2016-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2016-04-19
• Last Update Posted: 2016-04-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 65

Inclusion Criteria

• mild to moderate level depressive symptoms (RBDI self-report scale)
• adequate knowledge of the Finnish language
• informed consent from the adolescent (all) and his/her parent (under 15 years)
• healthy controls comprise subjects with no depressive symptoms

Exclusion Criteria

• ongoing major depression, dysthymia or bipolar disorder
• ongoing other severe psychiatric illness precluding group participation
• mental retardation

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2	Treatment as usual	Treatment as usual
1	the Adolescent Coping with Stress	Group cognitive intervention (the Adolescent Coping with Stress)
3	usual health education	Healthy controls, receive usual health education in school health care

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Major depression (diagnostic interview) High level of depressive symptoms (self-report scale)	3 months, 6 months, 12months, 24 months, 36 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Suicidality (diagnostic interview, self-report scale)	3 months, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Turku Primary Health care and Adolescent Psychiatric clinic; 🇫🇮 Turku, Finland

Kuopio University Hospital and Kuopio University; 🇫🇮 Kuopio, Finland

Vantaa Primary Health Care; 🇫🇮 Vantaa, Finland