Unified Protocol: Community Connections
Who can join
As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.
- Age
- 7 Years to 17 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 tests how well two therapy programs, called UP-C and UP-A, help children and teens with emotional concerns. These programs help youth work on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. The study is for youth ages 7–17 in Miami-Dade County and their parents or caregivers.
The purpose of this study is to administer the Unified Protocols for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders in Children (UP-C) and Adolescents (UP-A) to youth and participants' parents and to examine the efficacy and outcomes of the treatment using standardized measures, questionnaires, interviews. The UP-C and the UP-A are cognitive-behavioral therapies to treat emotional disorders.
Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.
Eligibility
Who can join
- The child is 7–17 years old.
- The child lives in Miami-Dade County.
- The child and parent can speak and understand English, Spanish, or both well enough to complete study activities.
- At least one parent or caregiver who lives with the child can attend and take part in every study and treatment visit.
- The child has high levels of emotional concerns shown by a study interview or questionnaire. These may include anxiety, depression, trauma-related symptoms, or unwanted thoughts and repeated actions.
- Other conditions are allowed if an emotional concern is a main treatment need and the study therapy is judged to be the best fit.
- The child and parent must attend at least one visit in person, even if most treatment is online.
Who can't join
- The child has already received at least 8 UP-C or UP-A sessions at the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program (CAMAT).
- The child has stayed in a hospital for mental health care in the past 6 months.
- Another serious problem needs care first, such as an eating disorder, substance use problem, major behavior concerns, or trouble knowing what is real.
- The family cannot wait for the next treatment group to start, does not accept the assigned therapist after the first assessment, or misses 3 or more scheduled CAMAT visits, including the first assessment.
Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.
Official eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Children between the ages of 7-17. * Youth currently resides in Miami-Dade County. * Children and their parents must be able to speak and understand English and/or Spanish sufficiently well to complete study procedures (e.g., provide their informed consent/assent, complete assessment measures and/or program materials). * At least one parent or caregiver with whom the child is living with that can accompany the child and participate in all visits (assessment and treatment). * Positive endorsement of elevated emotional concerns in one of a limited range of emotional disorder domains (i.e., anxiety, depression, trauma, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms, etc.) during full DIAMOND-Kid semi-structured interview, and/or elevated anxiety or depression symptoms (T-Score \> or = 65 for youth 8-17 years old; Raw score \> or = 12 for children under 8 years old) on the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale - Short Form (RCADS-SF; Child or Parent Report). * Youth with other types of comorbid conditions (e.g., tic/Tourette's disorder, eating disorders, or disruptive behavior disorders) will not be excluded, providing a clinical area of concern is regarding one of the emotional disorder domains specified and treatment within this protocol is deemed most appropriate. * Youth and parent participation in at least one in-person session if the treatment is predominantly delivered virtually. Exclusion Criteria: * Prior receipt of at least 8 sessions of the UP-C/A program at the Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program (CAMAT). * Psychiatric hospitalization in the previous 6 months (i.e., due to Baker Act, psychotic symptoms, significant suicidal ideation, danger to self or others, etc.). * Another significant problem area that takes priority for services (e.g., eating disorder, substance-use disorder, primary externalizing concerns, psychotic symptoms, etc.), as identified by family report or via DIAMOND-Kid interview. * Inability for family to wait for the next group treatment cohort to start, family declining therapist assignment following intake, and/or family no-showing to 3 or more scheduled sessions at CAMAT (inclusive of intake assessment).
Study sites (1)
FL
- Child and Adolescent Mood and Anxiety Treatment Program · Coral Gables, FL 33146Jill Ehrenreich-May, PhD · Study contactJill Ehrenreich-May, PhD · Principal investigatorMore trials in Coral Gables