How can African American young adults’ willingness to seek help for depression be improved?
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN15674911 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN15674911 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | HU3732007 |
- Submission date
- 02/04/2019
- Registration date
- 03/04/2019
- Last edited
- 25/09/2020
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
Many factors influence whether or not someone seeks help for depression. The purpose of this study is to understand how African American students’ willingness to seek help for depression can change.
Who can participate?
People who identify as Black or African American, are between the ages of 18-25 and have never been diagnosed with or received treatment for mental illness are welcome to participate.
What does the study involve?
If you agree to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete the anonymous pre-test and post-test surveys and actively participate in a course about depression. The course will provide you with information about depression and how you feel about people who may be affected. You will be asked to work in groups to discuss various issues, view videos about depression and share your opinions with others during a discussion. This course will take about 2 hours and 30 minutes. You will also have an opportunity to voluntarily participate in an anonymous 3-month follow-up survey that will take approximately 15 minutes to complete. This study will include approximately 114 participants.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
There are no foreseeable risks to participating in this study. All responses are anonymous, and we will not ask for identifiable information. Therefore, the survey cannot be linked to you. You will receive no direct benefit from participating in this study; however, your participation in this study will add to the general knowledge of depression help-seeking among African American college students.
Where is the study run from?
This study is run from the University of Texas at Austin.
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
The study is expected to run from November 2016 to April 2017.
Who is funding the study?
This study is funded by the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
Who is the main contact?
Benita Bamgbade
benitabam@gmail.com
Contact information
Public
140 The Fenway, Room R218X
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston
02115
United States of America
 ORCID ID |
0000-0003-1645-5838 |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6173737973 |
| b.bamgbade@northeastern.edu |
Study information
| Study design | Prospective one group intervention, non-randomised design with three month follow up |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Non randomised study |
| Study setting(s) | School |
| Study type | Prevention |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use contact details to request a participation information sheet |
| Scientific title | An intervention to improve willingness to seek help for depression among African American young adults: a non-randomised study |
| Study objectives | 1. Willingness to seek help will significantly increase from pre to immediate post-test. 1.1. Attitude toward seeking help will significantly increase (more favourable attitude) from pre to immediate post-test. 1.2. Perceived behavioural control will significantly increase from pre to immediate post-test. 1.3. Mental illness (MI) stigma will significantly decrease from pre to immediate post-test. 2. MI Stigma and Cultural variables (medical mistrust, self-reliance and religiosity) will significantly increase the predictive power of the regression model compared to a model that utilizes only the TPB constructs (attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioural control and covariates [gender identity, depression knowledge and MI personal experience]) to predict willingness to seek help. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Approved 11/11/2016, the University of Texas Institutional Review Board (The University of Texas at Austin, Office of Research Support and Compliance, Peter T. Flawn Academic Center, Suite 426, 2304 Whitis Ave, Austin, TX 78712; 512-471-8871), ref: 2016-10-0111. |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Depression |
| Intervention | The intervention consisted of three sections. Section 1 was led by the primary researcher, who is also a licensed pharmacist. This section consisted of the introduction, an opening activity, an active learning activity (fact or fiction), a depression overview, and another active learning activity (peanut butter in the jar) Section 2, led by a licensed AA psychologist (from the university health centre and also the liaison to Black & African-American students in the counselling and mental health centre), focused on stigma and the unique cultural variables that impact AA help-seeking (identified in the Information Gathering stage). This section also featured a video clip of a young AA celebrity athlete discussing his personal experience with MI and his journey to recovery, a group discussion and a psychotherapy question and answer session. The last section, section 3, was dedicated to a young AA college student consumer educator who shared his lived experience with schizophrenia and depression. This presentation was followed by a question and answer session where students had the opportunity to interact with the consumer educator. The study intervention was designed as a 2 hour and 30 min course in efforts to maintain participant engagement and avoid participant fatigue. The follow-up survey consisted of a survey (identical to the post-test survey) with additional questions assessing actual help-seeking behaviour. |
| Intervention type | Behavioural |
| Primary outcome measure | 1. Willingness to seek help for depression is measured using a self-administered anonymous survey at baseline, immediately following the intervention (post-test) and at the 3-month follow up. All survey items were created by the researchers of this study using previous focus groups and the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a guiding framework: 2. Actual behaviour is measured at the 3-month follow-up. |
| Secondary outcome measures | The following variables are collected using self-administered anonymous surveys at baseline, immediately following the intervention (post-test) and at the 3-month follow up. All survey items were created by the researchers of this study using previous focus groups and the Theory of Planned Behaviour as a guiding framework: 1. Attitude 2. Perceived behavioural control 3. Stigma |
| Overall study start date | 16/04/2016 |
| Completion date | 30/09/2019 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Healthy volunteer |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Upper age limit | 25 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 114 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Identify as Black or African American 2. 18-25 years old 3. Never been diagnosed with and/or received treatment for a mental health condition |
| Key exclusion criteria | Does not meet inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 20/08/2016 |
| Date of final enrolment | 16/11/2016 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United States of America
Study participating centre
Austin, TX 78705
Austin
78705
United States of America
Sponsor information
University/education
110 Inner Campus Drive
Austin, TX 78705
Austin
78705
United States of America
| Phone | 512-471-3434 |
|---|---|
| orsc@uts.cc.utexas.edu | |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/00hj54h04 |
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Government organisation / Trusts, charities, foundations (both public and private)
- Alternative name(s)
- Hogg Foundation, Hogg Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Hogg Foundation of Mental Hygiene, HFMH
- Location
- United States of America
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 31/12/2019 |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not expected to be made available |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Results from this study will be submitted to peer-review journals via 2 manuscripts in 2019. |
| IPD sharing plan | The datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are not expected to be made available due to requirements designated by the University of Texas at Austin Institutional Review Board. |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol article | protocol | 07/02/2020 | 25/09/2020 | Yes | No |
Editorial Notes
25/09/2020: Publication reference added.
06/11/2019: Internal review.
05/04/2019: Internal review.
03/04/2019: Trial's existence confirmed by the University of Texas Institutional Review Board.
