Impact of Video Presentations on Medical Students' Attitudes Toward Mental Illness
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Impact of Video Presentations on Medical Students' Explicit and Implicit Attitudes Toward Mental Illness in Nepal
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interventional
300
1 country
2
Brief Summary
This is a randomized controlled trial examining the impact of videos on medical students' implicit and explicit attitudes and knowledge related to mental illness in Nepal. Medical students are randomized to one of three conditions: (a) no video, (b) a didactic video based on the mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) modules for depression and psychosis; and (c) videos with personal testimonials from mental health service users with depression and psychosis.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2017
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 21, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 27, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 21, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 31, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 31, 2018
CompletedJanuary 3, 2019
January 1, 2019
1 year
July 21, 2017
January 2, 2019
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Social Distance Scale
Likert rating scale with items referring to level of social distance from persons with mental illness
Immediately after presentation of experimental, active comparator, or no intervention condition (duration of experimental and active comparator conditions is 15-20 minutes)
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Implicit Association Test (IAT)
Immediately after presentation of experimental, active comparator, or no intervention condition (duration of experimental and active comparator conditions is 15-20 minutes)
Modified Community Informant Detection Tool (CIDT) vignettes for diagnostic and treatment knowledge assessment
Immediately after presentation of experimental, active comparator, or no intervention condition (duration of experimental and active comparator conditions is 15-20 minutes)
Study Arms (3)
Service user testimonial videos
EXPERIMENTALVideos with service user testimonials about depression and psychosis
mhGAP didactic video
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe intervention in the active comparator arm includes two didactic videos with instruction about depression and psychosis based on the World Health Organization mental health Gap Action Programme (mhGAP) modules for those conditions
No video
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants do not observe any videos prior to the assessment
Interventions
Service users describe their personal experiences receiving care for depression or psychosis and the impact of the treatment on their quality of life
Video with a narrated slide presentation describing diagnosis and treatment of depression and psychosis
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Medical students in universities in Nepal
You may not qualify if:
- Medical students are excluded if they have already completed their psychiatric clinical rotation
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Tribhuvan University Institute of Medicine
Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
Kathmandu University School of Medicine
Dhulikhel, Nepal
Related Publications (1)
Tergesen CL, Gurung D, Dhungana S, Risal A, Basel P, Tamrakar D, Amatya A, Park LP, Kohrt BA. Impact of Service User Video Presentations on Explicit and Implicit Stigma toward Mental Illness among Medical Students in Nepal: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Feb 22;18(4):2143. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18042143.
PMID: 33671743DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Brandon Kohrt, MD, PhD
George Washington University
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor of Psychiatry
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 21, 2017
First Posted
July 27, 2017
Study Start
August 21, 2017
Primary Completion
August 31, 2018
Study Completion
August 31, 2018
Last Updated
January 3, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-01