Evaluation of a Website to Improve Depression Literacy in Adolescents With Depression

Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of the website "ich bin alles" (https://www.ich-bin-alles.de/) to improve depression literacy (knowledge about depression, which aid the recognition, treatment or prevention of depression) in adolescents with acute or remitted depressive disorder. The investigators will examine whether the website improves depression literacy in adolescents aged 12 to 18 years with a history of depression. The investigators will also assess the acceptability of the website among the adolescents.

Conditions

• Depressive Disorder
• Depression in Adolescence

Interventions

OTHER

Self-help strategies for depression

Before starting the intervention, the participants are told that they will be shown parts of a website about depression. The participants are instructed to carefully attend to the website (e.g., to read the text precisely, to hear attentively to the podcasts and to view carefully the videos and images on the website). The time window spent for the reception of each part of the website are fixed. The participants in this intervention group will only be shown parts of the website regarding self-help strategies for depression.

OTHER

General information about depression

Before starting the intervention, the participants are told that they will be shown parts of a website about depression. The participants are instructed to carefully attend to the website (e.g., to read the text precisely, to hear attentively to the podcasts and to view carefully the videos and images on the website). The time window spent for the reception of each part of the website are fixed. The participants in this intervention group will only be shown parts of the website regarding general information about depression

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Prof. Otto Beisheim Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Gerd Schulte-Körne, Professor · Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, University Hospital Munich

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

12 Years

Max Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-01-04

Primary Completion

2022-05-02

Completion

2022-05-02

Countries

• Germany

Study Locations