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Mental health among university students has emerged as a significant global issue. Recent meta-analyses reveal that 25% of students experience depressive symptoms and 14% exhibit suicidal behaviors. A study involving 19 universities across 8 countries found that 31.4% reported psychiatric disorders in the past year, pa
| Condition(s) | Depression/Anxiety |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | NA |
| Study type | Interventional |
| Summary | Mental health among university students has emerged as a significant global issue. Recent meta-analyses reveal that 25% of students experience depressive symptoms and 14% exhibit suicidal behaviors. A study involving 19 universities across 8 countries found that 31.4% reported psychiatric disorders in the past year, particularly major depressive episodes and anxiety disorders. In Chile, research on university mental health is limited. A 2014 study at Universidad Austral reported a 27% prevalence of depression and a 5.3% risk of moderate to severe suicide risk. The "First National Survey of University Mental Health" in 2019 revealed that 46% of students had depressive symptoms, while health surveys from Universidad de los Andes in 2020 and 2022 showed a decrease in these symptoms, although |
| Who can participate | Inclusion Criteria: * Undergraduate students at the Universidad de los Andes. * Aged 18 or older. * Capable of reading and speaking Spanish. * With a score on the PHQ-9 depression scale between 0 and 14. * Have participated in an informational meeting about the study and the implications of the intervention. * Availability to attend 1 weekly session of 90 minutes for 8 consecutive weeks, and time to practice mindfulness exercises at home for at least 15 minutes daily during the intervention period. Exclusion Criteria: * With a PHQ-9 score greater than or equal to 15. * With active suicidality, defined as score ≥ 3 in Columbia suicide severity scale. * Currently undergoing psychiatric treatment for a severe condition, understood as: psychotic disorders and/or substance abuse. * History of h |
| Ages | 18 Years to 30 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | Yes |
| Lead sponsor | Universidad de los Andes, Chile |
| Locations | Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile |
| Start date | 2024-10-01 |
| NCT ID | NCT06757842 |
| Official listing | https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06757842 |