Randomised controlled trial of a school-based intervention to improve the mental health of low-income, secondary school students in Santiago, Chile
Completed
- Conditions
- DepressionMental and Behavioural Disorders
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN19466209
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Bristol (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 2634
Inclusion Criteria
All students will be invited to participate (ages 13 - 15 years, either sex)
Exclusion Criteria
Students in either trial arm with severe depressive episodes, according to Beck Dpression Inventory (BDI-II) baseline assessment, but with no marked suicidal ideation will be invited to attend but also encouraged to seek professional advice. Students with marked suicidal ideation at baseline in either group will be referred for a clinical assessment in their primary care clinic. Students admitted to hospital for mental health reasons during the trial and those with serious alcohol/drug use will be advised to continue with their prescribed treatment and in case of doubt will be referred for a clinical assessment.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Beck Depression Inventory at 3 months after completing intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS). We will exclude the depression and separation anxiety sub-scales because these are either covered by other scales or irrelevant to students of this age.<br>2. School records of academic performance: we will only use grades obtained through formal testing because these are standardised across schools