Preventing adolescent depression in Mauritius

Preventing adolescent depression in Mauritius: A randomized controlled trial of a universal school-based program

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12608000137392

Enrollment

160

Registered

2008-03-17

Start date

2003-08-11

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study evaluated the efficacy of a universal prevention program for adolescent depression implemented by school teachers in Mauritius. We predicted that adolescents who completed the intervention would report less depressive symptoms, better coping skills and higher self-esteem than chilldren who did not receive the intervention. We also predicted that the program would be acceptable to both teachers and students in Mauritius.

Interventions

The intervention was 11 weekly 1-hour sessions of a group program developed to address the prevention of adolescent depression (The Resourceful Adolescent Program - Adolescent version). The manualised program included the following strategies: identify personal strengths, identify bodily cues and "self-talk", develop self-soothing strategies, challenge negative self-talk, develop social problem-solving skills, learn conflict resolution and make use of social resources.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Open (masking not used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 16 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

All students who provided consent (and parental consent) in years 7 and 9 from two schools in Mauritius were included in the study

Exclusion criteria

There were no specified exclusion criteria.

Outcome results