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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1
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, 02138
2
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, United States, 78712