Status:

COMPLETED

School Adolescent Mood Project: Efficacy of IPT-AST in Schools

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Institute of Education Sciences

Conditions:

Depressive Symptoms

Eligibility:

All Genders

14-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This school-based randomized controlled trial will: a) examine the effects of telehealth-administered Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST), an evidence-based depression pre...

Detailed Description

This is a randomized clinical trial. Adolescents with elevated depressive symptoms will be identified and randomly assigned to IPT-AST delivered through telehealth by research staff (alone or in colla...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adolescent Participants
  • Adolescents in 9th or 10th grade between the ages of 14 and 17
  • Adolescent must be English-speaking; parents must be English or Spanish-speaking
  • Parental/guardian permission (informed consent) and child assent/consent
  • A score of 16 or higher on the CES-D AND at least 2 threshold or subthreshold symptoms on the K-SADS-PL
  • Have access to a cellular phone, computer, and/or tablet and have internet access to complete the remote intervention and evaluations

Exclusion

  • Less than 2 threshold or subthreshold symptoms on the K-SADS-PL
  • Significant current active suicidal ideation reported on the K-SADS-PL at the eligibility evaluation or suicide attempt in the past year reported on the K-SADS-PL at the eligibility evaluation
  • Significant cognitive or language impairments requiring placement in Special Education as reported by the parent or as evident in the eligibility evaluation
  • Youth may be excluded on a case-by-case basis if the eligibility/baseline evaluation suggests that the group program would not be appropriate (for, instance, in the case of significant behavioral problems in the baseline evaluation).
  • For Parent Participants
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Parents of students in 9th or 10th grade between the ages of 14 and 17 at one of the participating schools
  • English or Spanish-speaking or limited English proficiency with use of interpreter
  • Consent to participate
  • Have access to a phone, computer, and/or tablet to complete remote evaluations

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 15 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 2 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

242 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04109716

Start Date

August 15 2019

End Date

December 2 2024

Last Update

June 11 2025

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Children's Hopsital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19146

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