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NCT Number: NCT06509386

Effects of Portrayals of Successful Treatment and Role Fulfillment on Mental Illness Stigma

This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on successful treatment and societal role fulfillment of the individual portrayed with mental illness.

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Key information

Conditions

Mental Illness Mental Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Empowerment to Heal - Uganda

Iganga, Uganda

About this study

This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on successful treatment and societal role fulfillment of the individual portrayed with mental illness. This study utilizes eight vignettes portraying two different mental illnesses (depression and schizophrenia), with one vignette giving no details about role fulfillment or treatment, another giving no details about role fulfillment but successful treatment, another giving details on role fulfillment but no treatment, and last giving details on both role fulfillment and successful treatment.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All adults who consider Buyende District their primary residence and who are capable of providing consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Minors younger than 18 years of age
  • Persons who do not consider Buyende District their primary place of residence

Treatment and study plan

Major Depressive Disorder without treatment or role fulfillment

Other

Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.

Major Depressive Disorder with treatment but no role fulfillment

Other

Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.

Major Depressive Disorder without treatment but with role fulfillment

Other

Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.

Major Depressive Disorder with treatment and role fulfillment

Other

Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.

Schizophrenia without treatment or role fulfillment

Other

Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.

Schizophrenia with treatment but no role fulfillment

Other

Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.

Schizophrenia without treatment but with role fulfillment

Other

Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.

Schizophrenia with treatment and role fulfillment

Other

Read vignette describing the condition and ask stigma questions.

Primary outcomes

  1. Personal Acceptance Scale (PAS)

    Time frame: One year. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes.

    The PAS is a questionnaire targeted to public stigma, the "negative attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors held within a community" against individuals with mental illness. Each yes adds one point to the scale, and five questions from each scale were reverse-scored to match the direction of the scale. There were ten questions, therefore it generated a score between zero and ten. Higher scores indicated more acceptance and less stigma towards mental illness, while lower scores indicated less acceptance and more stigma towards mental illness.

  2. Broad Acceptance Scale (BAS)

    Time frame: One year. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes.

    The BAS is a questionnaire targeted to distal public stigma. Each yes adds one point to the scale, and five questions from each scale were reverse-scored to match the direction of the scale. There were ten questions, therefore it generated a score between zero and ten. Higher scores indicated more acceptance and less stigma towards mental illness, while lower scores indicated less acceptance and more stigma towards mental illness.

  3. Attributed Stigma Scale

    Time frame: One year. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes.

    Attributed stigma scale will be a modification of the PAS to gather understanding of what participants believe the attitudes of others in their community are. Each yes adds one point to the scale, and five questions from each scale were reverse-scored to match the direction of the scale. There were ten questions, therefore it generated a score between zero and ten. Higher scores indicated more acceptance and less stigma towards mental illness, while lower scores indicated less acceptance and more stigma towards mental illness.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yale University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Randomized Vignette Experiment on the Effects of Portrayals of Successful Treatment and Role Fulfillment on Mental Illness Stigma

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Jul 19, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 28, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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