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Latino Teen Depression Treatment Study

Identification of Implementation Strategies to Promote Depression Treatment Use Among Latino Adolescents

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
13 Years and older
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

  • Procedures mentioned: Interviews

Only what the study's summary and detailed description on ClinicalTrials.gov say. Time periods may describe the whole study or a part of it — ask the study team what applies to you.

Show the study's own words
  • "Focus groups will be conducted with healthcare providers (n=5), and individual interviews will be conducted with Latino adolescents with a diagnosis of depression (n=15) and their parents (n=15)."
Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study looks for ways to help Latino teens attend talk therapy for depression. Researchers will interview teens and their parents and hold group talks with healthcare providers. The study is for Latino boys ages 13–17 with depression, their parents or legal guardians, and providers who care for Latino teens with depression.

Despite experiencing higher rates of depressive symptoms (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020) and similar rates of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 2019), Latino adolescents in the U.S. are significantly less likely than their non-Latino White peers to receive treatment for MDD (SAMHSA, 2019). The purpose of this study is to identify a stakeholder-preferred implementation strategy that may improve psychotherapy attendance among Latino adolescents. Latino adolescent-parent dyads and healthcare providers will be recruited from healthcare settings and social media. Focus groups will be conducted with healthcare providers (n=5), and individual interviews will be conducted with Latino adolescents with a diagnosis of depression (n=15) and their parents (n=15).

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Teens: Are boys ages 13–17.
  • Teens: Have major depressive disorder or persistent depressive disorder, a long-lasting form of depression.
  • Teens: Have been referred to talk therapy, prescribed medicine for depression, or both.
  • Parents: Are the teen’s parent or legal guardian.
  • Parents: Can read and speak English or Spanish.
  • Healthcare providers: Say they regularly care for Latino teens with depression.
  • Healthcare providers: Can provide depression treatment or refer patients for it.

Who can't join

  • Teens: Have thoughts of harming or killing themselves that pose an immediate risk.
  • Teens: Are in severe emotional distress, such as crying they cannot control.
  • Parents: Cannot read and speak English or Spanish.
  • Healthcare providers: Cannot provide depression treatment or refer patients for it.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria for Teens: * Male gender * Aged 13-17 years * Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder or Persistent Depressive Disorder * Referred to psychotherapy and/or prescribed antidepressant medications for depression Exclusion Criteria for Teens: * Experiencing imminent thoughts of self-harm or suicide * Experiencing acute psychological distress (e.g., uncontrolled crying) Inclusion Criteria for Parents: * Parent or legal guardian of teen * Able to read and speak English or Spanish Exclusion Criteria for Parents: * Unable to read/speak English or Spanish Inclusion Criteria for Healthcare Providers: * Self-identification as regularly providing clinical care to Latino adolescents with depression * Be in a role in which they can provide or refer patients to depression treatment Exclusion Criteria for Healthcare Providers * Unable to provide or refer to depression treatment

Study sites (1)

TN