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Clinical Trials/NCT00611052
NCT00611052
Terminated
Not Applicable

"Adolescents Coping With Stress": Prevention of Adolescent Major Depression in School Health Care

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare3 sites in 1 country65 target enrollmentMarch 2008

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Depressive Disorder
Sponsor
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Enrollment
65
Locations
3
Primary Endpoint
Major depression (diagnostic interview) High level of depressive symptoms (self-report scale)
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
10 years ago

Overview

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
March 2008
End Date
December 2013
Last Updated
10 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Linnea Karlsson

senior researcher

Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Eligibility Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Major depression (diagnostic interview) High level of depressive symptoms (self-report scale)

Time Frame: 3 months, 6 months, 12months, 24 months, 36 months

Secondary Outcomes

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

Study Sites (3)

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