The Correlation Characteristics Between Mental Health and Gut Microbiota of College Students in Qingyuan Vocational Education City
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Depression, Anxiety. Basic parameters: 18 years — 25 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- China
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the mental health status and gut microbiota characteristics of college students in Qingyuan Vocational Education City. The main question it aims to answer is: How is the mental condition of college students in Qingyuan Vocational Education City? Is there a correlation between the mental condition and the microbial characteristics of college students in Qingyuan Vocational Education City? Participants will answer online survey questions about their demographic characteristics, disease history, gastrointestinal status, lifestyle habits, and psychological health information. 200 participants from each of the following groups will be included: healthy individuals, anxious Individuals and depressive Individuals. Fecal samples will be collected for microbiome testing and analysis to obtain their microbial characteristics and to analyze the impact of mental health status on microbial changes.
Primary outcome measures
- Microbiota Characteristic Data [Time frame: 2024.10-2025.9]
Secondary outcome measures (4)
- general information of participants by questionnaire [Time frame: 2024.10-2025.9]
- Self-Rating Anxiety Scale SAS [Time frame: 2024.10-2025.9]
- Self-rating depression scale SDS [Time frame: 2024.10-2025.9]
- Pittsburgh sleep quality index PSQI [Time frame: 2024.10-2025.9]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
Healthy Individuals:
- Ages 18 to 25 years old.
- Resident in the local area for more than one month.
- No obvious signs or symptoms of disease.
- Good psychological condition.
- College students currently enrolled in Qingyuan Vocational Education City.
- Having signed an informed consent form, willing to provide relevant survey information and fecal samples.
Anxious Individuals:
- Ages 18 to 25 years old.
- Resident in the local area for more than one month.
- Self-rating anxiety scale score greater than or equal to 50.
- College students currently enrolled in Qingyuan Vocational Education City.
- Having signed an informed consent form, willing to provide relevant survey information and fecal samples.
Depressive Individuals:
- Ages 18 to 25 years old.
- Resident in the local area for more than one month.
- Self-rating depression scale score greater than or equal to 53.
- College students currently enrolled in Qingyuan Vocational Education City.
- Having signed an informed consent form, willing to provide relevant survey information and fecal samples.
Exclusion criteria
1.Pregnant and Lactating Women.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
China · 1 center
- Zhujiang hospital of southern medical university — Guangzhou
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06595095 · zhujiangjy-20240701