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How can African American young adults’ willingness to seek help for depression be improved?

An intervention to improve willingness to seek help for depression among African American young adults: a non-randomised study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN15674911
Enrollment
114
Registered
2019-04-03
Start date
2016-08-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-10-05

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The intervention consisted of three sections. Section 1 was led by the primary researcher, who is also a licensed pharmacist. This section consisted of the introduction, an opening activity, an active

Sponsors

The University of Texas at Austin
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Identify as Black or African American 2. 18-25 years old 3. Never been diagnosed with and/or received treatment for a mental health condition

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Willingness to seek help for depression is measured using a self-administered anonymous survey at baseline, immediately following the intervention (post-test) and at the 3-month follow up. All survey items were created by the researchers of this study using previous focus groups and the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a guiding framework: 2. Actual behaviour is measured at the 3-month follow-up.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The following variables are collected using self-administered anonymous surveys at baseline, immediately following the intervention (post-test) and at the 3-month follow up. All survey items were created by the researchers of this study using previous focus groups and the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a guiding framework: 1. Attitude 2. Perceived behavioural control 3. Stigma

Countries

United States of America

Contacts

Public ContactBenita Bamgbade
b.bamgbade@northeastern.edu6173737973

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026