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The Impact of Coach-guided Risk Communication on the Risk of Major Depression

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 65 YearsAllDalhousie University
NCT06619366 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Depression is a highly prevalent and disabling mental health problem. One way of preventing depression is to stop it before it happens through effective self-management. Working with potential users, a coach-guided, personalized depression risk communication tool (PDRC) was developed for sharing information about individualized depression risk, risk profile (risk factors present), potential risk reduction and evidence-based self-help strategies. It is anticipate that the PDRC will greatly motivate users to actively engage in self-help and help seeking, leading to a reduced risk of depression. The proposed study will recruit 500 male and 500 female adults who are at high risk of having depression across Canada, and randomly allocate them into the intervention and control groups. Participants will be followed for 12 months. The data of the trial will allow us to answer the questions: (1) C

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * no MDE at baseline, or full remission for 2 months for those who had a past MDE (see below the question). * Aged 18 and 65 years. * At high risk of MDE based on the depression risk calculators (predicted risk of 6.5%+ for males and 11.2%+ for females), which represent the top two deciles of male and female populations in Canada. * Agreement to be contacted for follow-up assessments, and * no language barriers to English or French Exclusion Criteria: individuals who * cannot provide informed consent, * do not agree to be followed, * cannot communicate in English and French, or * report suicide behaviors (score \>0 on item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)).
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What it tests

  • coach-guided personalized depression risk communication
  • depression risk information
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Where

1 site
Faculty of Medicine
Halifax, Canada
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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