Instagram as a mental health teacher? teens weigh in
NCT ID NCT07100548
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how young people feel about learning about depression through Instagram. Researchers showed 18 teens the 'ich bin alles' Instagram channel and asked about their thoughts and feelings. The goal was to understand if social media can be a good way to share mental health information with youth.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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
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Who is studied
10-20 healthy adolescents and adolescents with current or remitted depression aged 13-18 years The study population will also be further described using the following questionnaires: 1. Depression Literacy - Assessed with an adapted version of the German version of the Adolescent Depression Knowledge Questionnaire and the Depression Literacy Scale German (Time Frame: Start of appointment, before the Thinking Aloud Protocol) 2. Stigma - Assessed with the German version of the Self Stigma of Depression Scale and an adapted Version of the Peer mental health stigmatization scale (Time Frame: Start of appointment, before the Thinking Aloud Protocol) 3. Mental Health - Assessed with the Depression Screener for Teenagers and the Perceived Stress Scale (Time Frame: Start of appointment, before the Thinking Aloud Protocol)
- Ages
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13 to 18 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Ownership of an Instagram account * Regular use of Instagram * in group of adolescents with a current or remitted depression: ICD-10 diagnoses F32.0; F32.1; F32.2, F33.0, F33.1, F.33.2 based on "Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter (Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence)" Exclusion Criteria: * Insufficient knowledge of German * Following the "ich bin alles" (English: "I am everything") social media channels before participating in the study * Knowing the "ich bin alles" (English: "I am everything") website before participating in the study * in group of healthy adolescents: no ICD-10 diagnoses based on "Diagnostisches Interview bei psychischen Störungen im Kindes- und Jugendalter (Diagnostic Interview for Mental Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence)"
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy, Hospital of the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) Munich
Munich, Bavaria, 80336, Germany
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