Status:

RECRUITING

Testing FIRST in Youth Outpatient Psychotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

Harvard University

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Texas at Austin

Conditions:

Anxiety

Depression

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-15 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study will compare the impact FIRST (a transdiagnostic treatment built upon five empirically supported principles of change) versus usual care outpatient psychotherapy on youths' mental health out...

Detailed Description

Children and adolescents (herein "youths") treated in outpatient mental health care span a broad range of problems and disorders, with substantial comorbidity, and their most pressing problems and tre...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ages 7.0-15.9 years
  • at least one clinically-relevant CBCL subscale score indicating borderline/clinical-range anxiety, depression, conduct problems, or post-traumatic stress
  • English fluency indicated by taking all school classes in English

Exclusion

  • current suicide risk, operationalized as active suicidal ideation or a history of suicide attempt or inpatient hospitalization for suicide risk within the last 3 months
  • presence of an eating disorder, schizophrenia spectrum disorder, autism spectrum disorder, or intellectual disability requiring special class placement in school
  • referral for ADHD if specifically and exclusively to address inattentiveness and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 27 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

February 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

212 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04725721

Start Date

September 27 2021

End Date

February 1 2026

Last Update

October 27 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02138

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University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, United States, 78712