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Improving Help-seeking for Depression Care in Nepal

NCT06574074 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 286

Last updated 2024-09-19

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Summary

Depression is a serious public health concern worldwide due to its high prevalence rate and significant emotional and financial burden on individuals, their families, and society. There is a substantial gap between the number of people in need of treatment for depression and those who actually receive it. The recent World Health Organization (WHO) World Mental Health Survey revealed that 86.3% of people with anxiety, mood, or substance disorders in lower-middle-income countries did not receive any treatment in the past 12 months. This study aims to evaluate a community-based intervention to address demand-side barriers by improving mental health literacy, dispelling myths and misconceptions about depression, changing negative attitudes towards depression care, and promoting help-seeking behavior.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Gain-Life (Give informAtIoN to transform Life)

The Gain Life intervention comprises four components: (i) information about depression, (ii) awareness of available services, (iii) stigma reduction through dispelling myths and facts about depression, and (iv) a life transformation story. The first module aims to raise awareness about depression, with a particular focus on its causes, manifestations, and the potential negative consequences of untreated depression. The second component includes the types of services offered, costs, distance to service providers, and operating hours. The third component address stigma and misconceptions surrounding depression by addressing the root causes of stigma, dispelling myths, and providing accurate information about depression. The final module of the Gain Life intervention features recovery stories of individuals who have overcome depression. This module includes two 8-minute video stories of individuals who successfully recovered from depression.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Nepal

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-07-15
Primary Completion
2024-11-01
Completion
2024-11-30

Countries

  • Nepal

Study Locations

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Diseases

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