10,000 medical students to be studied for 22 years to uncover depression risks
NCT ID NCT07305701
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows up to 10,000 medical students in Orléans, France, for up to 22 years to understand what puts them at risk for depression and other mental health issues. Participants fill out an annual online questionnaire. The goal is to identify early warning signs so that future programs can offer help to those who need it.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could identify early risk factors for depression in medical students, paving the way for future interventions to support their mental health.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will take many years to complete, and results may not lead directly to new therapies.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2047
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
All students who were enrolled in their first year of health studies at the University of Orléans
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Students who have been enrolled in first year of health studies at the University of Orléans * Aged 18 or over Exclusion Criteria: * Does not speak French * Person under legal guardianship * Person deprived of liberty * Person under guardianship or trusteeship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Orléans
RECRUITINGOrléans, Loiret, 45067, France
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