Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00443742
Diagnosis of Depression Among Adolescents
Diagnosis of Depression Among Adolescents - a Clinical Validation Study of Key Questions and Questionnaire
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 323 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 14 Years – 16 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The objective of the study is to improve general practitioners' diagnoses of adolescent depression. Major depression is ranked fourth in the worldwide disability impact. The proportion of adolescents suffering from depressive disorders also seems to be increasing worldwide. Early interventions are known to reduce this illness. Therefore, the earlier depression can be identified in adolescents, the greater the advantage.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Validation |
Timeline
- First posted
- 2007-03-06
- Last updated
- 2009-02-18
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Norway
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00443742. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.