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Clinical Trials/PACTR202206574814636
PACTR202206574814636
Recruiting
Phase 2

Digital delivery of Behavioural Activation Therapy to overcome depression and facilitate socioeconomic transitions of adolescents in South Africa

Wits Health Consortium0 sites200 target enrollmentNovember 19, 2020

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Sponsor
Wits Health Consortium
Enrollment
200
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 19, 2020
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Wits Health Consortium

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • ? Adolescent males or females aged between 15 and 19 years in grades 9 to 11 at the beginning of the study
  • ?Mild to moderately severe depression indicated by a score between 5 and 19 on the PHQ\-A. Those with mild depression (PHQA score 5\-9\) will only be included if both screening and baseline PHQA scores are more than/ equal to 5
  • ?Able to read sufficiently in Xitsonga to use the app
  • ?Participant (and their parent/ guardian if \<18\) is willing and able to give informed consent and/or assent for participation in the trial
  • ?Participant is intending to continue to live in the study area for 12 weeks after baseline

Exclusion Criteria

  • ?Hospitalisation for at least five days for severe psychiatric illness (specifically bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other psychoses), or a life\-threatening or other serious physical illness
  • ?History of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other psychoses
  • ?Severe depression as indicated by score \>19 on the PHQ\-A and assessed by Trial Psychologist as too severe to participate
  • ?Current suicidal ideation/thoughts with specific plans and means identified
  • ?Currently receiving a psychological treatment for a mental health problem(s)
  • ?Lacks capacity to consent to treatment or research participation
  • ?Lacks capacity to utilise the app whether recruited to control or treatment group
  • ?Any other reason that the staff feel would jeopardize the health or well\-being of the participant or staff or would prevent proper conduct of the study
  • ?Adolescents who do not speak Xitsonga

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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