The iMATTER Project: Preventing Adolescent Depression in Pediatric Primary Care
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Summary
This pilot randomized controlled trial will examine the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of an adolescent depression prevention program, Brief Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (B-IPT-AST), in primary care.
Description
Depression is prevalent during adolescence and is associated with negative outcomes. Most adolescent depression prevention programs require significant time and resources. To reduce the research-to-practice gap, the present study will test an adapted version of an evidence-based depression preventive intervention, Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Adolescent Skills Training (IPT-AST), to promote its implementation in primary care (PC). Specifically, a brief, scalable prevention program, Brief IPT-AST (B-IPT-AST), will be tested in a pilot randomized controlled trial in PC. The pilot randomized contr…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 13–17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: For Adolescent Participants 1. Adolescents ages 13 to 17 years. 2. Adolescents must be English-speaking. 3. Legal guardian permission (informed consent) and child consent/assent. 4. A score of 5-10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire 9-Item: Modified for Teens (PHQ-9-M) at the primary care well-visit. 5. Access to a phone, computer, or other electronic device that could be used for study activities For Legal guardian Participants 1. Legal guardian of an adolescents ages 13 to 17 years who scored 5-10 on the PHQ-9-M at the primary care well-visit. 2. Consent to participa…
Interventions
- BehavioralBrief Interpersonal Psychotherapy - Adolescent Skills Training (B-IPT-AST)
This is an adolescent depression prevention program consisting of 6 sessions (4 group and 2 individual sessions).
- BehavioralServices as usual (SAU)
Services as usual (SAU) involves any mental health services adolescents decide to receive in primary care or in the community. It is possible that adolescents in SAU may decide not to participate in any mental health services.
Location
- Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania