Universal vs. Targeted School Screening for Adolescent Major Depressive Disorder

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Conditions studied: Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode

In brief

The primary goal of the proposed study is to compare the effectiveness of universal school based screening for adolescent major depressive disorder to the current school process of targeted screening based on concerning behavior.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03716869

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

12909

Starts

2018-11-06

Expected to finish

2021-02-03

Last updated by the study team

2024-01-11

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Students in grades 9-12 at 14 public schools in Pennsylvania. This is a change from the originally anticipated 16 schools, as 2 were unable to continue participation. Anticipated enrollment numbers will be updated once the data are finalized.
• HRSA funding for primarily rural school districts (only one is urban). PCORI funding for urban school districts.

You may not qualify if…

• Students whose parents complete the opt-out consent
• Students not enrolled in one of the participating schools
• Students not in grades 9-12
• Students with disabilities that are deemed unable to participate by the school district

Where it is running

• The Pennsylvania State University — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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