Evaluation of a school-based mental health program

Preventing mental disorders in adolescents with school based systematic interventions: an effectiveness study in a school setting

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN28974509

Enrollment

1500

Registered

2015-04-14

Start date

2012-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-07-06

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Conditions

Depression Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression

Interventions

School based DISA-program (a cognitive behavioral, manual based, program)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. At baseline the participants are students in grade 8 (aged ~14)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: No exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Depressive symptoms and health related quality of life: 1. Survey at three time-points: baseline, 3 and 12 months, with follow-up at 2, 3, and 4 years. Survey questionnaires concern depression, anxiety, sleep, salutogenic health and quality of life (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and EQ-5D™, Salutogenic Health Indicator Scale (SHIS), Insomnia Severity Index, respectively) and are distributed to 300 adolescents belonging to the intervention group, and to 300 belonging to the control group 1.1 Aim: investigate whether DISA is effective in preventing depression in adolescents 2. Focus group interviews with those leading the sessions and with the adolescents participating in them 2.1 Aim: to determine how both those leading the sessions and the adolescents participating in them viewed DISA 3. Interviews with the adolescents 3.1 Aim: learn how the adolescents experienced their participation in DISA 4. Health economic evaluation 4.1 Aim: study the cost effectiveness of DISA	—

Measure

Time frame

Depressive symptoms and health related quality of life: 1. Survey at three time-points: baseline, 3 and 12 months, with follow-up at 2, 3, and 4 years. Survey questionnaires concern depression, anxiety, sleep, salutogenic health and quality of life (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D), Spence Children's Anxiety Scale (SCAS) and EQ-5D™, Salutogenic Health Indicator Scale (SHIS), Insomnia Severity Index, respectively) and are distributed to 300 adolescents belonging to the intervention group, and to 300 belonging to the control group 1.1 Aim: investigate whether DISA is effective in preventing depression in adolescents 2. Focus group interviews with those leading the sessions and with the adolescents participating in them 2.1 Aim: to determine how both those leading the sessions and the adolescents participating in them viewed DISA 3. Interviews with the adolescents 3.1 Aim: learn how the adolescents experienced their participation in DISA 4. Health economic evaluation 4.1 Aim: study the cost effectiveness of DISA

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Feasibility and cost-effectiveness	—

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

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