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Development of a Transdiagnostic Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Serious Mental Illness

Who can join

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

Age
14 Years to 19 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not 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

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

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 will develop and test a short group treatment called Resilience Training for Teens. It will test how well the treatment helps protect high school students with mild depression, anxiety, or unusual feelings from developing mental illnesses.

This research study aims to develop a brief group-based treatment called Resilience Training for Teens, then to test how well it protects high school students with mild symptoms of depression, anxiety, or having unusual feelings from developing mental illnesses.

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

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Be in grades 9 through 12 and be 14 to 19 years old.
  • Have reported at least one psychotic experience, such as seeing or hearing something others do not.
  • Have provided contact information.
  • If under 18, have a parent or legal guardian who can and will give written permission.
  • Have a parent or legal guardian who can and will join a parent session.
  • Be able and willing to give written agreement to join, or written consent if 18 or older.
  • Be able to communicate in English.

Who can't join

  • Currently be prescribed medicine for mental health, even if not taking it. Medicine for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) does not count.
  • Currently be receiving talk therapy.

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

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled in 9th through 12th grade and between the ages of 14 and 19 * Endorsed at least one psychotic experience * Provided contact information * Have a parent or legal guardian who is able and willing to provide written informed consent (if under the age of 18) * Have a parent or legal guardian who is able and willing to participate in a parent session * Competent and willing to provide written informed assent (if under the age of 18) or consent (if age 18 or older) * Able to communicate in English Exclusion Criteria: * Currently prescribed psychotropic medication (not including medications for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder), regardless of adherence * Currently obtaining psychotherapeutic intervention

Study sites (1)

MA