Following the mental health of medical students over many years
Tracks depression and related problems in medical students using yearly online questionnaires.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Cohort Study on Medical Students' Mental Health
Key facts
- Where
- ORLEANS, FranceSee the site
Where in France
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'OrléansORLEANS, FranceTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
- Trial code
- NCT07305701
- Record updated
- 31 December 2025
- Original description
The main objective of this study is to identify risk factors for depression among medical students by comparing them to students who completed their first year but did not enter the medical program (students not accepted into the second year of medical school).Read full original descriptionShow less
Mental Health of Medical Students in Orleans: a Cohort Study of a New Faculty
The main objective of this study is to identify risk factors for depression among medical students by comparing them to students who completed their first year but did not enter the medical program (students not accepted into the second year of medical school).
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) will be assessed using a validated tool: the Composite International Diagnostic Interview Short-Form (CIDI-SF).
This a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study. The plan is to inform each new cohort of students at the Orléans University Hospital medical school for 10 years. It is estimated that 5,000 to 10,000 students will be able to participate in the study.
A link to access the study questionnaire will be sent to students by email via the registrar's office, with one email per week for four weeks. The email will contain a link to a web page where the questionnaire can be completed. The questionnaire will be available online on computers or smartphones for six weeks: from mid-October to the end of November. The questionnaire will be completed each year for the duration of the study or until the student completes their studies.
Duration of the inclusion period: 10 years Duration of participation for each participant: maximum 12 years Total duration of the study: 22 years As the cohort progresses, longitudinal analyses may be conducted to study the evolution of various disorders over time, adjusting for known confounding factors. Following the initial analyses of this study, a new interventional study will be set up to identify students at risk and offer them appropriate care.
Inclusion: Students who have been enrolled in first year of health studies at the University of Orléans; Aged 18 or over.
Exclusion: Does not speak French; Person under legal guardianship; Person deprived of liberty; Person under guardianship or trusteeship.