Evaluation and treatment of low and anxious mood in Chinese speaking international students studying in Scotland

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow mood, depression and anxiety; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN30816908
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Glasgow (UK)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-10-01
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

International students who speak Chinese (mandarin or Cantonese), participating in this study, more than 18 years of age, and are registered as students (undergraduate or postgraduate) at the University of Glasgow who will be living in the UK for the next two months. Currently experiencing symptoms of mild to moderate symptoms of low mood with the score 5 or more on the English language version of the PHQ9 depression questionnaire and/or a score of 5 or more on the English language version of the GAD7 anxiety score. These students need to have broadband web access, and also be willing and able to use the online course.

Exclusion Criteria

Not fulfilling inclusion criteria, currently receiving specialist mental health treatment, or current psychotherapy/ counselling. Students who are on antidepressants are not excluded but we will record the tablet, dose and length of time on the prescription.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
In this pilot study the primary outcome will be the take-up, drop-out and completion rates of the online course, and the collection rates for data.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes will be mood ratings at 3 months. We will use changes in PHQ9 score to provide an impact of effect of the intervention on mood. This will give an indication of efficacy and will be used to obtain a power calculation for the future substantive RCT.