An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Simple Marketing Intervention in Changing Student Attitudes to Depression
NCT00122083
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Brief Title ICMJE | An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of a Simple Marketing Intervention in Changing Student Attitudes to Depression | |||
Official Title ICMJE | A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial to Assess the Effectiveness of a Simple Marketing Intervention in Changing Student Attitudes to Depression | |||
Brief Summary | The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a simple marketing intervention in changing attitudes towards depression and its treatment among university students. | |||
Detailed Description | Depression is a major public health problem. It is common, affecting approximately 10 percent of the United Kingdom (UK) community at any one time. Britain's student population is particularly at risk. Knowledge of effective treatments for depression is burgeoning thanks to a rapid increase in the quantity and quality of relevant research. Regardless of these advances, depression is still under-reported (Freeling et al., 1985) and general practitioners often fail to diagnose it. When depression is correctly diagnosed, most patients in primary care will receive a prescription for an antidepressant. However, some patients will not have the prescription dispensed, and most will not complete the full recommended course. Compliance with psychological treatments is also a problem. Study Design:
Half of the randomised colleges received no intervention; the other half received the intervention. A questionnaire was administered before and after the intervention to half of the undergraduate students in each of the colleges. The same questionnaire was used for both time points. Questions addressed knowledge of, and attitudes towards:
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Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | |||
Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | |||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training | |||
Condition ICMJE | Depression | |||
Intervention ICMJE | Device: Health education information | |||
Study Arms ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Publications * | ||||
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. | ||||
Recruitment Information | ||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | |||
Enrollment ICMJE | 1680 | |||
Original Enrollment ICMJE | Same as current | |||
Study Completion Date ICMJE | June 2004 | |||
Primary Completion Date | Not Provided | |||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Ages ICMJE | Child, Adult, Older Adult | |||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | Yes | |||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | |||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United Kingdom | |||
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Administrative Information | ||||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT00122083 | |||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | UOxford | |||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | Not Provided | |||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | |||
IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Responsible Party | Not Provided | |||
Study Sponsor ICMJE | University of Oxford | |||
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PRS Account | University of Oxford | |||
Verification Date | March 2004 | |||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |